- Vehicles
- 5,087
- Built between
- Jul 2013 – Sep 2013
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 4 February 2014
- Repaired
- 76%
- Unrepaired
- 1,198
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2013 and September 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014 Kenworth C500Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T170Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T270Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T370Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T440Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T470Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T660Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T680Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T700Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T800Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth T880Built July 2013 to September 2013
- 2014 Kenworth W900Built July 2013 to September 2013
Repair progress
1,198 of 5,087 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.
76% repaired — 3,889 of 5,087 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 Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain model year 2014 Kenworth T170, T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T700, T800, T880, C500 and W900 trucks manufactured July 1, 2013 through September 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the plastic housing of the Stop/Tail/Turn (STT) lamp can shrink and allow the light bulb to fall out of the mounted retention ring. As such, the Stop/Tail/Turn light would not be illuminated, and the vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108 "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
If the stop/tail/turn light is not illuminated, the driver's intentions would not be communicated, which increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Kenworth will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective STT lamps with new lamps. The recall began on February 4, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2013 to September 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 December 2013
- Owners notified4 February 2014
- Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 76% 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 5 December 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
Customers may contact Paccar at 1-425-468-7400. Kenworth's number for this recall is 13KWM.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 13KWN
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- 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.