PACCAR Incorporated: Tires
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 9, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,876. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Peterbilt 340, 2010, 2012, and 2015-2016 Peterbilt 337, 2010 Peterbilt 335, 2011-2016 Peterbilt 348, 2009 and 2011-2016 Peterbilt 365, 2009 and 2012-2013 Peterbilt 386, 2009-2015 Peterbilt 388, 2015-2016 Peterbilt 389, and 2015 Peterbilt 567 auto hauler vehicles. The affected trucks are equipped with Michelin 295/60R22.5 XZA-2 front tires that have a speed rating less than the vehicle is governed to.
The risk
Higher vehicle speeds and other factors such as tire load and road temperatures may result in premature tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the engine's vehicle speed parameters to limit the maximum vehicle speed to the tire speed rating, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 1115P.
33 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Peterbilt 337 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 389 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 388 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 389 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 388 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 386 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 386 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 388 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 335 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 340 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 340 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 386 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 15 | 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 15V740000.
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