PACCAR Incorporated: Electrical System › Wiring
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 22, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 11,429. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Kenworth C500, T660, T800, and W900 vehicles, equipped with 1.9M ISX15 engines. The engine harnesses may have been manufactured without check engine light (CEL) and stop engine light (SEL) circuits, preventing the driver from being warned of a serious engine problem.
The risk
If the driver is not warned of a serious engine problem, the engine may unexpectedly fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect or test the ISX15 engine harness, and install an overlay jumper harness to supply the missing CEL and SEL circuits, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2018. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-918-259-3258. PACCAR's number for this recall is 18KWE.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 18V555000.
Full record for the 2019 Kenworth C500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →