PACCAR Incorporated: Electrical System › Ignition › Module
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 24, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 354. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Paccar Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kenworth T370, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured July 31, 2015, to August 12, 2015, and 2016 Peterbilt 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning.
The risk
An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 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 15KWM (Kenworth) and 915-L (Peterbilt).
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Kenworth T370 | 0 | 7 | 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 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 337 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 382 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
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 15V597000.
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