- Vehicles
- 1,043
- Built between
- Jan 2008 – Feb 2008
- Models
- 15
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 April 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2008 and February 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008-2009 Kenworth C500Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2008-2009 Kenworth T2000Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2008-2009 Kenworth T660Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2008-2009 Kenworth T800Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2008-2009 Kenworth W900Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 330Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 335Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 340Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 365Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 367Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 384Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 386Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 388Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 389Built January 2008 to February 2008
- 2009 Peterbilt 389KBuilt January 2008 to February 2008
What the defect is
Paccar is recalling 1,043 my 2008-2009 kenworth C500, T2000,T660, T800 and W900 trucks equipped with bendix MV-3 dash control valves. The molded valve body has an incorrect core pin in the injection mold causing the valve body to be oversized in the double check valve area. This condition can allow the rubber double check valve to become lodged in the body opening under certain circumstances.
What could happen
If the double check valve becomes lodged, in the event of a primary reservoir failure, air pressure can leak past the lodged double check valve thereby depleting the secondary reservoir, causing reduced ability for modulating the service emergency brakes. In such an event, the operator should observe an air leak, indications of low air pressure via the primary and secondary air gauges, and audible and visual low air pressure warning alarms. A vehicle crash is possible if these warnings are not heeded.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BENDIX MV-3 DASH CONTROL VALVES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2008 to February 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 March 2008
- Owners notified14 April 2008
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 21 March 2008.
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 kenworth at 1-425-828-4196.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 08KW3 308E
- 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. 08KW3 and peterbilt recall no. 308E.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.