- Vehicles
- 1,623
- Built between
- May 2014 – Feb 2015
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 May 2015
- Repaired
- 83%
- Unrepaired
- 234
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2014 and February 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Kenworth T270Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth T370Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth T440Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth T470Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth T660Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth T680Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth T800Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth T880Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Kenworth W900Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Peterbilt 367Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Peterbilt 389Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Peterbilt 567Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Peterbilt 579Built May 2014 to February 2015
- 2015 Peterbilt 587Built May 2014 to February 2015
Repair progress
234 of 1,623 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
83% repaired — 1,354 of 1,623 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 35
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 2015 Peterbilt 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured from May 23, 2014, to February 13, 2015, and 2015 Kenworth T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 trucks manufactured from May 23, 2014, to February 13, 2015, equipped with certain air brake actuators. The affected vehicles may experience brake drag due to an improperly seated diaphragm in the brake chamber.
What could happen
Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire.
What gets fixed
Kenworth and Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the brake chamber, as necessary, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners March 3, 2015. The recall began on May 14, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2014 to February 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 December 2014
- Owners notified14 May 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 83% 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 29 December 2014.
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 customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth), or 1-940-591-4000 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's number for this recall is 14KWP (Kenworth), and 1214L (Peterbilt).
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 14KWP & 1214L (PB)
- 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 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.