- Vehicles
- 334
- Built between
- Feb 2015 – Mar 2015
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 September 2015
- Repaired
- 64%
- Unrepaired
- 112
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2015 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Kenworth T440Built February 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Kenworth T470Built February 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Kenworth T660Built February 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Kenworth T680Built February 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Kenworth T800Built February 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Kenworth T880Built February 2015 to March 2015
- 2016 Kenworth W900Built February 2015 to March 2015
Repair progress
112 of 334 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
64% repaired — 215 of 334 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 7
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 2016 Kenworth T440, T470, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 trucks manufactured February 16, 2015, to March 9, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with an SR-7 spring brake valve assembly that may have had the primary and secondary service brake applications installed in reverse. In the event of a failure in the primary or secondary circuit, the redundant circuit would not provide adequate service brake functionality. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
What could happen
A loss of braking ability would increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Kenworth will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and correct the air line installations as required, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2015 to March 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 July 2015
- Owners notified16 September 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 64% 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 22 July 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. PACCAR's number for this recall is 15KWK.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 15KWK
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
- 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.