NHTSA recall 05V189000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 05V189000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 05KW3 & 405-B |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| Reported | 2005-04-28 |
| Owners notified | 2005-06-10 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Units potentially affected | 1026 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS, THE SUSPENSION HAS TRANSVERSE BEAM CASTINGS THAT MAY FRACTURE UNDER NORMAL LOADS. IF A CASTING BREAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON A ROADWAY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR PIECES OF THE CASTING TO BECOME PROJECTILES AND THE SUSPENSION'S TRANSVERSE BEAM MAY DROP DOWN LOW ENOUGH TO CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE.
What can happen
THIS COULD CAUSE SPARKS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE AND CAUSE A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSVERSE BEAM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2005, WITH LETTERS BEING MAILED TO PETERBILT OWNERS; AND ON JUNE 17, 2005, FOR KENWORTH OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201 OR KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440.
Notes
PETERBILT RECALL NO. 405-B AND KENWORTH RECALL NO. 05KW3.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2004 KENWORTH C500 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
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| 2005 KENWORTH C500 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2004 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2004 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2004 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2004 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 PETERBILT 320 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2004 PETERBILT 357 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 PETERBILT 357 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 PETERBILT 378 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
| 2005 PETERBILT 379 | Built 2004-01-01 to 2004-12-31. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TIB-13-040 | 2015-03-11. Service bulletin. KENWORTH: SOME TRUCKS FAILED TO MEET COMPANY STANDARDS FOR AIR VOLUME LIFT AXLE AND THE COMPANY WILL INCREASE AIR VOLUME FOR WORTHWHILE IMPROVEMENT TO EXCEED GOVERNMENT FMVSS 121. MODEL T800, W900. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.