NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V308000 · manufacturer campaign 10KW-F & 0610-D

Steering › Column — Kenworth, Peterbilt · reported 2 Jul 2010 · 9,697 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING SHAFTS. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD AROUND THE STEERING SHAFT TUBE THAT WELDS THE SPLINED TUBE TO THE NON-SPLINED TUBE MAY BE MISLOCATED. MISLOCATION OF THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD MAY ALLOW THE SPLINED TUBE AND NON-SPLINED TUBE TO ROTATE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DURING A LOW SPEED, HIGH TORQUE TURN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE TWO TUBES.

The risk

A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

The fix

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT USING A WELD PLACEMENT GAUGE PROVIDED BY TRW. ANY STEERING SHAFT FOUND TO HAVE BEEN WELDED IMPROPERLY WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 940-591-4196.

KENWORTH'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10KW-F & PETERBILT RECALL NO. 0610-D. OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V308000
Manufacturer campaign
10KW-F & 0610-D
Filed by
Paccar Incorporated
Report received
2 Jul 2010
Owners notified
30 Jul 2010
Potentially affected
9,697

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.

2008 Kenworth C500 2009 Kenworth C500 2010 Kenworth C500 2008 Kenworth T2000 2009 Kenworth T2000 2010 Kenworth T2000 2008 Kenworth T660 2009 Kenworth T660 2010 Kenworth T660 2008 Kenworth T800 2009 Kenworth T800 2010 Kenworth T800 2008 Kenworth W900 2009 Kenworth W900 2010 Kenworth W900 2008 Peterbilt 365 2009 Peterbilt 365 2010 Peterbilt 365 2008 Peterbilt 367 2009 Peterbilt 367 2010 Peterbilt 367 2008 Peterbilt 384 2009 Peterbilt 384 2010 Peterbilt 384 2008 Peterbilt 386 2009 Peterbilt 386 2010 Peterbilt 386 2008 Peterbilt 387 2009 Peterbilt 387 2010 Peterbilt 387 2008 Peterbilt 388 2009 Peterbilt 388 2010 Peterbilt 388 2008 Peterbilt 389 2009 Peterbilt 389 2010 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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