- Vehicles
- 307
- Built between
- Dec 1992 – Mar 1993
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 March 1993
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1992 and March 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1993 Kenworth KenworthBuilt December 1992 to March 1993
What the defect is
An incorrect tool was used to install pitman arm pinch bolts, resulting in inadequate torque on the pitman arm pinch bolts.
What could happen
Inadequate torque on the bolts allows the pitman armto slip on the steering gear output shaft which results in loss of vehiclecontrol.
What gets fixed
APPLY CORRECT TORQUE TO INADEQUATELY TORQUED PINCH BOLTS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1992 to March 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 March 1993
- Owners notified31 March 1993
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 23 March 1993.
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: steering.vehicle description: heavy trucks manufactured at the ste. Therese, canadafacility between december 18, 1992 and march 8, 1993.
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.