Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V099000

Service brakes, air: slack adjusters

PACCAR INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-03-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V099000

Service brakes, air: slack adjusters

Component
Service brakes, air: slack adjusters
Manufacturer
PACCAR INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
130
Reported to NHTSA
2008-03-04
Owners notified
2008-03-21

Defect description

PACCAR IS RECALLING 130 MY 2005-2007 KENWORTH C500, T800, W900, AND PETERBILT MODELS 357 AND 379 TRACTOR TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH FABCO SLACK ADJUSTERS ON SISU AXLES. THE SLACK ADJUSTERS MAY FAIL AS A RESULT OF A FATIGUE CRACK RENDERING THE SLACK ADJUSTER INOPERATIVE. THIS COULD REDUCE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.

Safety risk

REDUCTION IN BRAKING CAPACITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 21, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.

Notes

KENWORTH RECALL NO. 08KW2 AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 208C.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

15 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
KENWORTH C5002007 2006 2005
KENWORTH T8002007 2006 2005
KENWORTH W9002007 2006 2005
PETERBILT 3572007 2006 2005
PETERBILT 3792007 2006 2005

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.