- Vehicles
- 1,187
- Built between
- Jul 2003 – Oct 2003
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 January 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2003 and October 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003 Kenworth T2000Built August 2003 to August 2003
- 2003 Peterbilt 330Built July 2003 to October 2003
- 2003 Peterbilt 357Built July 2003 to October 2003
- 2003 Peterbilt 362Built July 2003 to October 2003
- 2003 Peterbilt 378Built July 2003 to October 2003
- 2003 Peterbilt 379Built July 2003 to October 2003
- 2003 Peterbilt 385Built July 2003 to October 2003
- 2003 Peterbilt 387Built July 2003 to October 2003
What the defect is
On certain trucks equipped with dana spicer integral knuckle and steer arm assemblies, the steer axle assemblies may have a longitudinal crack in the steer arm.
What could happen
If the crack should propagate over time, the ball could become loose resulting in a loss of steering, which could result in a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE KNUCKLE AND STEER ARM ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 5, 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2003 to October 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 October 2003
- Owners notified5 January 2004
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 October 2003.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440 or peterbilt at 1-940-591-4201.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 1003G/03KWA
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Kenworth recall no. 03KWA\PETERBILT recall no. 1003G.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.