Kenworth Engine and Engine Cooling: Fan

Kenworth is recalling about 997 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Engine fan separation can cause death or injury to anyperson in the path of the fan.

Campaign
91V066000
Manufacturer
PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Reported
18 April 1991
Vehicles
997
Built between
Apr 1990 – Sep 1990
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 August 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 1990 and September 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990-1991 Kenworth T600Built April 1990 to September 1990
  • 1990-1991 Kenworth W900BBuilt April 1990 to September 1990
  • 1990-1991 Kenworth W900LBuilt April 1990 to September 1990

What the defect is

The engine fan may experience a resonant frequency causing premature fan failure, and separation from the engine.

What could happen

Engine fan separation can cause death or injury to anyperson in the path of the fan.

What gets fixed

REPLACE ENGINE FAN WITH FAN FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 1990 to September 1990
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 April 1991
  3. Owners notified1 August 1991

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 18 April 1991.

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.

Official source

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

System: engine fan.vehicle description: heavy trucks equipped with flex-a-lite engine fans.

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.

Same component

Same brand