- Vehicles
- 1,494
- Built between
- Dec 2010 – Apr 2015
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 September 2015
- Repaired
- 76%
- Unrepaired
- 234
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2010 and April 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2016 Kenworth T660Built February 2013 to April 2015
- 2014-2016 Kenworth T680Built February 2013 to April 2015
- 2014-2016 Kenworth T880Built February 2013 to April 2015
- 2011-2016 Peterbilt 386Built December 2010 to April 2015
- 2011-2016 Peterbilt 389Built December 2010 to April 2015
- 2011-2016 Peterbilt 567Built December 2010 to April 2015
- 2011-2016 Peterbilt 579Built December 2010 to April 2015
- 2011-2016 Peterbilt 587Built December 2010 to April 2015
Repair progress
234 of 1,494 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
76% repaired — 1,138 of 1,494 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 122
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 2014-2016 Kenworth T660, T680, T880 trucks manufactured February 18, 2013, to April 10, 2015, and 2011-2016 Peterbilt 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured December 13, 2010, to April 20, 2015. The affected trucks, equipped with PACCAR MX-13 engines and Delco-Remy 40SI alternators, have alternator charge cables that may chafe against a formed metal freon discharge line.
What could happen
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line, free of charge. PACCAR issued an interim notification to owners on July 10, 2015. The recall began on September 16, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2010 to April 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 May 2015
- Owners notified16 September 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 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 8 May 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 Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 15KWE and 515-F.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 15KWE and 515-F
- 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.