PACCAR Incorporated: Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on May 8, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,494. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Kenworth T660, T680, T880 trucks manufactured February 18, 2013, to April 10, 2015, and 2011-2016 Peterbilt 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured December 13, 2010, to April 20, 2015. The affected trucks, equipped with PACCAR MX-13 engines and Delco-Remy 40SI alternators, have alternator charge cables that may chafe against a formed metal freon discharge line.
The risk
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line, free of charge. PACCAR issued an interim notification to owners on July 10, 2015. The recall began on September 16, 2015. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 15KWE and 515-F.
39 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T680 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T880 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 386 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 389 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 579 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 587 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T680 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 Kenworth T880 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 386 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 389 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 579 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 587 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T660 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T680 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T880 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 386 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 389 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 579 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 587 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 386 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 389 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 579 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 587 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 386 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 389 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 579 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 587 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 386 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 389 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 579 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 587 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V270000.
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