- Vehicles
- 106
- Built between
- Jul 2014 – Sep 2014
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 March 2015
- Repaired
- 77%
- Unrepaired
- 20
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2014 and September 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 Kenworth K270Built July 2014 to September 2014
- 2015 Kenworth K370Built July 2014 to September 2014
- 2015 Kenworth T660Built July 2014 to September 2014
- 2015 Kenworth T800Built July 2014 to September 2014
- 2015 Kenworth T880Built July 2014 to September 2014
- 2015 Peterbilt 210Built July 2014 to September 2014
- 2015 Peterbilt 220Built July 2014 to September 2014
- 2015 Peterbilt 320Built July 2014 to September 2014
Repair progress
20 of 106 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.
77% repaired — 82 of 106 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 4
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 210, 220, 320, and Kenworth K270, K370, T660, T800, T880 trucks manufactured July 21, 2014, to September 16, 2014. The brake caliper bolts may not be properly torqued.
What could happen
As a result, the brake caliper bolts may loosen, reducing the effectiveness of the brakes and increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and tighten or replace any loose caliper bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2014 to September 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 January 2015
- Owners notified27 March 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 77% 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 30 January 2015.
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 Peterbilt customer service 1-940-591-4000, or Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 15KWA (Kenworth) and 115B (Peterbilt).
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 15KWA and 115B
- 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.