Kenworth Wheels: Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

Kenworth is recalling about 850 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. Broken wheel mounting studs can cause the tire and wheelto separate from the axle and could result in a vehicle accident.

Campaign
92V088000
Manufacturer
PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Reported
22 June 1992
Vehicles
850
Built between
Apr 1992 – Jun 1992
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 July 1992
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 1992 and June 1992. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1992 Kenworth KenworthBuilt April 1992 to June 1992
  • 1992 Peterbilt PeterbiltBuilt April 1992 to June 1992

What the defect is

The wheel mounting studs on iron front and rear hubs can fracture.

What could happen

Broken wheel mounting studs can cause the tire and wheelto separate from the axle and could result in a vehicle accident.

What gets fixed

REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR HUBS WITH HUBS WHICH HAVE NEW STUDS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 1992 to June 1992
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 June 1992
  3. Owners notified1 July 1992

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 June 1992.

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: wheel mounting studs.vehicle description: heavy trucks with iron front and rear hubs utilizing ballseat wheel mounting configuration manufactured by dayton-walther.

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