- Vehicles
- 379
- Built between
- Sep 2014 – Mar 2015
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 June 2015
- Repaired
- 63%
- Unrepaired
- 124
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2014 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2016 Kenworth K300Built September 2014 to March 2015
- 2015-2016 Peterbilt 220Built September 2014 to March 2015
Repair progress
124 of 379 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
63% repaired — 237 of 379 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 18
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 2015-2016 Peterbilt 220 and Kenworth K300 trucks manufactured September 1, 2014, to March 30, 2015. Each time the cruise control speed decrease button is pressed, the vehicle speed will actually increase by one mile per hour.
What could happen
If a driver is intending to slow down a vehicle but instead it inadvertently speeds up, there is an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will update the cab controller software, free of charge. The recall began on June 5, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2014 to March 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 April 2015
- Owners notified5 June 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 63% 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 7 April 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 at 1-940-591-4000, or Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 415-E and 15KWC.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 415-E and 15KWC
- 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.