- Vehicles
- 18
- Built between
- Mar 2006 – Jul 2013
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 January 2014
- Repaired
- 6%
- Unrepaired
- 17
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2006 and July 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2014 Kenworth T800Built March 2006 to July 2013
- 2007-2014 Kenworth W900Built March 2006 to July 2013
Repair progress
17 of 18 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
6% repaired — 1 of 18 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
PACCAR is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 Kenworth T800 and W900 trucks manufactured March 22, 2006, through July 15, 2013 and equipped with Primaax tridem rear suspensions and a pusher and/or tag axle. The affected trucks have brake chambers that take longer to apply or release the brakes than the required time limit. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
What could happen
Brakes that take longer to apply may lengthen the distance needed to stop the truck, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will modify the air brake system, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2006 to July 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 November 2013
- Owners notified15 January 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 6% repaired
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 18 November 2013.
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 PACCAR at 1-425-468-7400. Kenworth's recall number is 13KWL.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 13KWL
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
- 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.