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NHTSA recall 01V179000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number01V179000
Manufacturer's number601-G
ManufacturerPACCAR, INCORPORATED
Reported2001-06-05
Owners notified2001-06-22
ComponentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Units potentially affected52500

What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. A CHANGE IN THE INTERNAL LINKAGE OF CERTAIN CAB DOORS HAS CREATED A POSSIBLE BINDING CONDITION.

What can happen

IF THE LINKAGE BINDS, FULL ENGAGEMENT OF THE DOOR LATCH MAY NOT OCCUR, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN INADVERTENTLY.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE DOOR LINKAGE TO CORRECT THE POTENTIAL OF BINDING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 22, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4000.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1999 PETERBILT 330Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2000 PETERBILT 330Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2001 PETERBILT 330Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
1999 PETERBILT 357Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2000 PETERBILT 357Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2001 PETERBILT 357Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
1999 PETERBILT 362Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2000 PETERBILT 362Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2001 PETERBILT 362Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
1999 PETERBILT 377Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2000 PETERBILT 377Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2001 PETERBILT 377Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
1999 PETERBILT 378Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2000 PETERBILT 378Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2001 PETERBILT 378Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
1999 PETERBILT 379Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2000 PETERBILT 379Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2001 PETERBILT 379Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
1999 PETERBILT 385Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2000 PETERBILT 385Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.
2001 PETERBILT 385Built 1999-04-12 to 2001-06-04.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as PE01013

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE01013Preliminary evaluation, opened 2001-04-19, closed 2001-06-18. DRIVER'S CAB DOOR TO DOOR FRAME CLEARANC. STRUCTURE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

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