Kenworth Fuel System, Other: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Kenworth is recalling about 465 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, other. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
17V103000
Manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Reported
15 February 2017
Vehicles
465
Built between
Nov 2014 – Jan 2017
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 April 2017
Repaired
41%
Unrepaired
113

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2014 and January 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2015-2018 Kenworth K370Built November 2014 to January 2017
  • 2015-2018 Kenworth T680Built November 2014 to January 2017
  • 2015-2018 Kenworth T880Built November 2014 to January 2017
  • 2017-2018 Peterbilt 567Built May 2016 to January 2017
  • 2017-2018 Peterbilt 579Built May 2016 to January 2017

Repair progress

113 of 465 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2018.

41% repaired — 189 of 465 reported

Owners not reachable
163

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 2015-2018 Kenworth K370, T680, T880 and 2017-2018 Peterbilt 567 and 579 trucks. The plastic fuel tee fittings on these trucks may leak fuel.

What could happen

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Kenworth and Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect fuel tees, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2014 to January 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 February 2017
  3. Owners notified13 April 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 41% 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 15 February 2017.

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 and Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall is 17KWA and 217-A.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
17KWA and 217-A
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.

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