PACCAR Incorporated: Service Brakes, Air
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 22, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 334. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kenworth T440, T470, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 trucks manufactured February 16, 2015, to March 9, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with an SR-7 spring brake valve assembly that may have had the primary and secondary service brake applications installed in reverse. In the event of a failure in the primary or secondary circuit, the redundant circuit would not provide adequate service brake functionality. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
A loss of braking ability would increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kenworth will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and correct the air line installations as required, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 15KWK.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Kenworth T440 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T470 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T680 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Kenworth T880 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 11 | 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 15V457000.
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