Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 07V276000

Parking brake

PACCAR INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2007-06-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 07V276000

Parking brake

Component
Parking brake
Manufacturer
PACCAR INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
16
Reported to NHTSA
2007-06-27
Owners notified
2007-08-22

Defect description

CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES. THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE MAY LEAK CAUSING A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.

Safety risk

THIS COULD DELAY OR FAILURE IN APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ROLL AWAY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CHECK VALVE REPAIR KIT FOR THE AFFECTED SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201.

Notes

PETTERBILT RECALL NO. 607G. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
PETERBILT 3202008 2007
PETERBILT 3352008 2007
PETERBILT 3402008 2007
PETERBILT 3572008 2007
PETERBILT 3672008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.