NHTSA recall 06V391000
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 | 06V391000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 1006C & 06KW1 |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| Reported | 2006-10-13 |
| Owners notified | 2006-10-09 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE |
| Units potentially affected | 572 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSIONS, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD END CASTINGS MAY BE BRITTLE. A BRITTLE ROD END CASTING MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLES' REAR AXLES TO BECOME MISALIGNED.
What can happen
THIS MISALIGNMENT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AT SPEEDS THAT MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END. IF A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE TORQUE ROD WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196 OR KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 06KW1 AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 1006C.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.
| 2006 KENWORTH C500 | Built 2006-03-15 to 2006-11-10. |
|---|---|
| 2006 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2006-03-15 to 2006-11-10. |
| 2006 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2006-03-15 to 2006-11-10. |
| 2006 PETERBILT 340 | Built 2006-09-13 to 2006-11-01. |
| 2006 PETERBILT 357 | Built 2006-09-13 to 2006-11-01. |
| 2006 PETERBILT 365 | Built 2006-09-13 to 2006-11-01. |
| 2006 PETERBILT 378 | Built 2006-09-13 to 2006-11-01. |
| 2006 PETERBILT 379 | Built 2006-09-13 to 2006-11-01. |
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
| 1210F | 2024-11-04. Service bulletin. 1210F - SPL 170XL Interaxle Driveline Warranty section has been updated with descriptions of Recommended Repairs and an updated PRWS Claim Coding table has been added. |
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| 11-001 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. Information only: Hendrickson Softek front axle maintenance intervals and requirements. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.