- Vehicles
- 3,227
- Built between
- Mar 2016 – May 2016
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 8 July 2016
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2016 and May 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 Kenworth C500Built March 2016 to April 2016
- 2017 Kenworth T660Built March 2016 to April 2016
- 2017 Kenworth T680Built March 2016 to April 2016
- 2017 Kenworth T800Built March 2016 to April 2016
- 2017 Kenworth T880Built March 2016 to April 2016
- 2017 Kenworth W900Built March 2016 to April 2016
- 2017 Peterbilt 320Built March 2016 to May 2016
- 2017 Peterbilt 365Built March 2016 to May 2016
- 2017 Peterbilt 367Built March 2016 to May 2016
- 2017 Peterbilt 389Built March 2016 to May 2016
- 2017 Peterbilt 567Built March 2016 to May 2016
- 2017 Peterbilt 579Built March 2016 to May 2016
- 2017 Peterbilt 587Built March 2016 to May 2016
What the defect is
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2017 Kenworth C500, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2016, to April 26, 2016 and 2017 Peterbilt 320, 365, 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured March 10, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engines and have an engine control module (ECM) that may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning without the ability to restart it.
What could happen
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The began on July 8, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2016 to May 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 June 2016
- Owners notified8 July 2016
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 10 June 2016.
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 Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357, Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 16KWB (Kenworth) and 616-C (Peterbilt).
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 616-C and 16KWB
- 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.go
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.