Paccar, Incorporated: Suspension › Rear
Paccar, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 20, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 13,200. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH KENWORTH AIRGLIDE 200 REAR SUSPENSION. DUE TO MATERIALS USED IN THE SWAY BAR ARMS AND STUDS AS WELL AS THE STUD PLATING MATERIAL, STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AND BENDING FATIGUE CAN OCCUR IN THE REAR SUSPENSION SWAY BAR ARMS AND STUDS CAUSING THE STUD TO FAIL PREMATURELY.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ARM ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURED FROM A DIFFERENT MATERIAL. NEW STUDS WILL BE INSTALLED WITH DIFFERENT THREADS AND DIFFERENT FINISH.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Kenworth T2000 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Kenworth T400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Kenworth T600 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Kenworth T2000 | 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 |
| 1995 Kenworth T2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kenworth T400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kenworth T600 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Kenworth T800 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 2 | 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 97V139000.
Full record for the 1997 Kenworth T2000 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →