- Vehicles
- 572
- Built between
- Mar 2006 – Nov 2006
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 October 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2006 and November 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 Kenworth C500Built March 2006 to November 2006
- 2006 Kenworth T800Built March 2006 to November 2006
- 2006 Kenworth W900Built March 2006 to November 2006
- 2006 Peterbilt 340Built September 2006 to November 2006
- 2006 Peterbilt 357Built September 2006 to November 2006
- 2006 Peterbilt 365Built September 2006 to November 2006
- 2006 Peterbilt 378Built September 2006 to November 2006
- 2006 Peterbilt 379Built September 2006 to November 2006
What the defect is
On certain trucks equipped with chalmers rear suspensions, the adjustable torque rod end castings may be brittle. A brittle rod end casting may fracture without warning, causing the vehicles' rear axles to become misaligned.
What could happen
This misalignment can cause the vehicle to lose directional stability at speeds that may result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END. IF A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE TORQUE ROD WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2006 to November 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 October 2006
- Owners notified9 October 2006
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 13 October 2006.
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 1-940-591-4196 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 1006C & 06KW1
- 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. 06KW1 and peterbilt recall no. 1006C.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.