- Vehicles
- 4,664
- Built between
- Feb 2007 – Feb 2011
- Models
- 15
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 4 March 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2007 and February 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2012 Kenworth T2000Built February 2007 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Kenworth T660Built February 2007 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Kenworth T700Built February 2007 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Kenworth T800Built February 2007 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Kenworth W900Built February 2007 to February 2011
- 2012 Peterbilt 320Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2012 Peterbilt 330Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2011 Peterbilt 365Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2011 Peterbilt 367Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Peterbilt 384Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Peterbilt 386Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Peterbilt 387Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Peterbilt 388Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Peterbilt 389Built March 2008 to February 2011
- 2007-2012 Peterbilt 587Built March 2008 to February 2011
What the defect is
Paccar is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 kenworth T2000, T660, T700, T800, and W900, as well as model year 2009-2012 peterbilt 365, 367, 384, 386, 387, 388, 389, and 587 trucks equipped with paccar mx engines. The oil module centrifugal spinner filter cap in the paccar mx engine may become loose, possibly allowing the cap to come off and engine oil to partially discharge from the oil module onto exhaust components.
What could happen
The discharge of engine oil onto exhaust components which are hot, such as when the engine is under significant load, may cause a fire.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL RE-TORQUE THE OIL MODULE FILTER CAP AND INSTALL A SECONDARY RETENTION DEVICE ON THE SECONDARY CENTRIFUGAL SPINNER FILTER CAP. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2007 to February 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 February 2011
- Owners notified4 March 2011
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 23 February 2011.
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 1-425-828-5440 and peterbilt at 1-940-591-4196.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- E026R
- 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
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.