Recall campaign · NHTSA 82V075000

Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve

PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1982-07-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 82V075000

Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve

Component: Service brakes, air: controls: foot control/valve
Manufacturer: PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 900
Reported to NHTSA: 1982-07-26
Owners notified: 1982-12-01

Defect description

THE HAND VALVE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY POSITIONED. THIS WOULD ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR SERVICE SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY IF THE CONTROL LINE TO THE REAR AXLE RELAY VALVES SHOULD FAIL. PERFORMANCE OF FRONT AND REAR SERVICE BRAKES DURING FAILURE COULD BE DEGRADED.

Manufacturer remedy

THE HAND VALVE WILL BE REPOSITIONED BY THE DEALER, IF NECESSARY, AT NO CHARGE OWNER.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; HAND VALVE.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY COULD RESULT IN LOSSOF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Scope of coverage

14 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
KENWORTH C500	1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975
KENWORTH W900A	1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975

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.