Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V487000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

PACCAR INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-09-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V487000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
Manufacturer
PACCAR INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected
4,883
Reported to NHTSA
2008-09-23
Owners notified
2008-09-18

Defect description

PACCAR IS RECALLING 4,883 MY 2006-2009 KENWORTH T600, T660, T800, W900, T2000 AND MY 2008-2009 PETERBILT 365, 367, 379, 384, 386, 387, 388 AND 389 TRUCKS. INADEQUATE STIFFNESS OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) BRACKET COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DPF FROM THE CHASSIS.

Safety risk

A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR IF ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKES THE DPF ON THE ROADWAY.

Manufacturer remedy

PACCAR IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 08E041). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 OR PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.

Notes

KENWORTH RECALL NO. 08KWD AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 908G.CUSTOMERS MAY 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

36 model years across 13 models.

ModelYears on record
KENWORTH T20002009 2008 2007 2006
KENWORTH T6002009 2008 2007 2006
KENWORTH T6602009 2008 2007 2006
KENWORTH T8002009 2008 2007 2006
KENWORTH W9002009 2008 2007 2006
PETERBILT 3652009 2008
PETERBILT 3672009 2008
PETERBILT 3792009 2008
PETERBILT 3842009 2008
PETERBILT 3862009 2008
PETERBILT 3872009 2008
PETERBILT 3882009 2008
PETERBILT 3892009 2008

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.