- Vehicles
- 1,026
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Dec 2004
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 June 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and December 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2005 Kenworth C500Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2004-2005 Kenworth T2000Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2004-2005 Kenworth T600Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2004-2005 Kenworth T800Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2004-2005 Kenworth W900Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2005 Peterbilt 320Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2004-2005 Peterbilt 357Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2005 Peterbilt 378Built January 2004 to December 2004
- 2005 Peterbilt 379Built January 2004 to December 2004
What the defect is
On certain heavy duty class 8 trucks, the suspension has transverse beam castings that may fracture under normal loads. If a casting breaks when the vehicle is traveling on a roadway there is the potential for pieces of the casting to become projectiles and the suspension's transverse beam may drop down low enough to contact the road surface.
What could happen
This could cause sparks that could potentially ignite and cause a fire.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSVERSE BEAM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2005, WITH LETTERS BEING MAILED TO PETERBILT OWNERS; AND ON JUNE 17, 2005, FOR KENWORTH OWNERS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to December 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 April 2005
- Owners notified10 June 2005
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 28 April 2005.
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 may contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth at 425-828-5440.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 05KW3 & 405-B
- 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
Peterbilt recall no. 405-B and kenworth recall no. 05KW3.CUSTOMERS 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
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.