# NHTSA recall 01V179000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 01V179000
- Manufacturer's number: 601\-G
- Manufacturer: PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Reported: 2001\-06\-05
- Owners notified: 2001\-06\-22
- Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- Units potentially affected: 52500

## 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 330](/makes/peterbilt/330/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2000 PETERBILT 330](/makes/peterbilt/330/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2001 PETERBILT 330](/makes/peterbilt/330/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [1999 PETERBILT 357](/makes/peterbilt/357/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2000 PETERBILT 357](/makes/peterbilt/357/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2001 PETERBILT 357](/makes/peterbilt/357/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [1999 PETERBILT 362](/makes/peterbilt/362/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2000 PETERBILT 362](/makes/peterbilt/362/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2001 PETERBILT 362](/makes/peterbilt/362/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- 1999 PETERBILT 377. Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- 2000 PETERBILT 377. Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- 2001 PETERBILT 377. Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [1999 PETERBILT 378](/makes/peterbilt/378/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2000 PETERBILT 378](/makes/peterbilt/378/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2001 PETERBILT 378](/makes/peterbilt/378/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [1999 PETERBILT 379](/makes/peterbilt/379/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2000 PETERBILT 379](/makes/peterbilt/379/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2001 PETERBILT 379](/makes/peterbilt/379/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [1999 PETERBILT 385](/makes/peterbilt/385/1999/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2000 PETERBILT 385](/makes/peterbilt/385/2000/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.
- [2001 PETERBILT 385](/makes/peterbilt/385/2001/recalls.md). Built 1999\-04\-12 to 2001\-06\-04.

## 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.

- PE01013: Preliminary 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. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V179000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V179000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V179000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/01V179000)

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