Defect Description For Recall
Certain Trimark Single Rotor Door Latches With Product Date Codes R40Z, R41Z, R42Z, R43Z, R44Z, And R45Z, Installed For Use As Original Equipment On Peterbilt And Kenworth Heavy Trucks, Fail To Comply With The Transverse Pull Static Load Requirement Of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No 206, “Door Locks And Door Retention Components.” A MalfunCTIon In The Sintering Furnace Did Not Exhaust Lubricant Which Contaminated Some Parts Passing Through The Furnace.
Make Of Vehicle
TRIMARK
Model Of Vehicle
DOOR LATCH
Year
9999
Recall Campaign Number
08E002000
Component Description
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
Effect Of Defect
In The Event Of A Vehicle Crash, Force Could Cause The Rotor To Crack And The Door Would Not Have Primary Or Secondary Closing Security Which Could Possibly Lead To Injury Of The Vehicle Occupant.
Fix Defect
Trimark Is Working With Paccar To Notify Owners And Replace The Door Latches Free Of Charge (Please See 08V065).
Vehicle Manufacturer
Trimark Corporation
Start Of Manufacture
End Of Manufacture
Type Of Vehicle Recall
E
Number Affected
9297
Date Owners Notified
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Trimark Corporation
Date Report Received
20080102
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
206