Paccar, Incorporated: Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Paccar, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 3, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 617. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE WIRES THAT CORRESPOND TO THE VEHICLE'S REAR TURN SIGNALS WERE REVERSED WHEN INSTALLED IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR.
The risk
THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE THE REAR TURN SIGNALS TO FLASH OPPOSITE FROM THE DIRECTION INTENDED BY THE DRIVER INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Kenworth K100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Kenworth T400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Kenworth T600 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 Kenworth W900 | 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 96V056000.
Full record for the 1996 Kenworth C500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →