# 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 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](/makes/peterbilt/340/2006/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-11\-01.
- [2006 PETERBILT 357](/makes/peterbilt/357/2006/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-11\-01.
- [2006 PETERBILT 365](/makes/peterbilt/365/2006/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-11\-01.
- [2006 PETERBILT 378](/makes/peterbilt/378/2006/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-11\-01.
- [2006 PETERBILT 379](/makes/peterbilt/379/2006/recalls.md). Built 2006\-09\-13 to 2006\-11\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [1210F](/bulletins/11009719.md), 2024-11-04, Service bulletin
- [11\-001](/bulletins/10176033.md), 2020-06-02, Service bulletin

## 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)

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