Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V722000

Electrical system

PACCAR Incorporated filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-11-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V722000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Vehicles affected
1,380
Reported to NHTSA
2014-11-10
Owners notified
2014-12-19

Defect description

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Kenworth T660, T800, W900, T400, and C500 heavy trucks manufactured September 19, 2014, to October 30, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been produced with an undersized wire gauge for the trailer stop lamp circuit in the instrument panel harness.

Safety risk

If the smaller wire gauge may overheat increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.

Manufacturer remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective wire with a properly sized wire, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth).

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
KENWORTH C5002015
KENWORTH T4002015
KENWORTH T6602015
KENWORTH T8002015
KENWORTH W9002015

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.