Paccar, Incorporated: Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
Paccar, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 8, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 330. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A DEFECT IN THE THREADS OF A U-BOLT MAY CAUSE IMPROPER LOADING, LONGITUDINAL CRACKING IN THE THREADS OF THE U-BOLT, AND PREMATURE FRONT STEER AXLE SPRING FAILURE.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE FRONT STEER AXLE SPRING COULD RESULT INLOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE U-BOLTS ALONG WITH WASHERS AND LOCK NUTS.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Kenworth Conventional | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 93V003000.
Full record for the 1993 Kenworth Conventional → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →