NHTSA recall 06V446000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V446000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 06KW4 |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| Reported | 2006-11-24 |
| Owners notified | 2007-01-10 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL |
| Units potentially affected | 116 |
What is wrong
AN INCORRECT SWITCH WAS INSTALLED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ON CERTAIN MODEL T300 TRUCKS.
What can happen
A LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WILL NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF BY THE DASH SWITCH. THIS COULD LEAD TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
KENWORTH WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT SENSOR SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 06KW4.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.
| 2007 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2006-10-11 to 2006-10-17. |
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| 2008 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2006-10-11 to 2006-10-17. |
| 2006 KENWORTH T300 | Built 2006-10-11 to 2006-10-17. |
| 2007 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2006-10-11 to 2006-10-17. |
| 2008 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2006-10-11 to 2006-10-17. |
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
| 34-085 | 2020-04-03. Service bulletin. Information Only – Vehicles may have the connector seals on the wheel speed sensor incorrectly installed, which may lead to water intrusion and corrosion in some vehicles. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.