- Vehicles
- 384
- Built between
- Apr 2010 – Aug 2010
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 29 October 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2010 and August 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011 Kenworth T660Built April 2010 to July 2010
- 2011 Kenworth T700Built April 2010 to August 2010
- 2011 Kenworth T800Built April 2010 to July 2010
- 2011 Kenworth W900Built April 2010 to July 2010
- 2011 Peterbilt 365Built April 2010 to August 2010
- 2011 Peterbilt 367Built April 2010 to August 2010
- 2011 Peterbilt 384Built April 2010 to August 2010
- 2011 Peterbilt 386Built April 2010 to August 2010
- 2011 Peterbilt 387Built April 2010 to August 2010
- 2011 Peterbilt 388Built April 2010 to August 2010
What the defect is
Paccar is recalling certain model year kenworth and peterbilt vehicles. A manufacturing defect in the seal supplied by a component manufacturer installed on the output shaft of the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve actuator may cause eventual delamination of the seal. Delamination of the seal may allow engine oil to leak from the EGR valve onto exhaust components.
What could happen
The leaking of engine oil onto hot exhaust components, such as when the engine is under significant load, may create the possibility of a fire.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PACCAR MX ENGINE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2010 to August 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 October 2010
- Owners notified29 October 2010
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 1 October 2010.
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 425-828-5440 and peterbilt at 940-591-4196.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- E008R
- 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
Paccar safety recall no. E008R.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> .
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.