PACCAR Incorporated: Electrical System › Ignition › Module
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 10, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,227. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2017 Kenworth C500, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2016, to April 26, 2016 and 2017 Peterbilt 320, 365, 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured March 10, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engines and have an engine control module (ECM) that may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning without the ability to restart it.
The risk
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The began on July 8, 2016. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357, Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 16KWB (Kenworth) and 616-C (Peterbilt).
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T680 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T880 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 320 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 389 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 579 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 587 | 1 | 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 16V426000.
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