NHTSA safety recall

Recall 08V487000 · manufacturer campaign 08KWD 908G

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel — Kenworth, Peterbilt · reported 23 Sep 2008 · 4,883 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The risk

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

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
08V487000
Manufacturer campaign
08KWD 908G
Filed by
Paccar Incorporated
Report received
23 Sep 2008
Owners notified
18 Sep 2008
Potentially affected
4,883

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2006 Kenworth T2000 2007 Kenworth T2000 2008 Kenworth T2000 2009 Kenworth T2000 2006 Kenworth T600 2007 Kenworth T600 2008 Kenworth T600 2009 Kenworth T600 2006 Kenworth T660 2007 Kenworth T660 2008 Kenworth T660 2009 Kenworth T660 2006 Kenworth T800 2007 Kenworth T800 2008 Kenworth T800 2009 Kenworth T800 2006 Kenworth W900 2007 Kenworth W900 2008 Kenworth W900 2009 Kenworth W900 2008 Peterbilt 365 2009 Peterbilt 365 2008 Peterbilt 367 2009 Peterbilt 367 2008 Peterbilt 379 2009 Peterbilt 379 2008 Peterbilt 384 2009 Peterbilt 384 2008 Peterbilt 386 2009 Peterbilt 386 2008 Peterbilt 387 2009 Peterbilt 387 2008 Peterbilt 388 2009 Peterbilt 388 2008 Peterbilt 389 2009 Peterbilt 389

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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