# NHTSA recall 07V321000

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: 07V321000
- Manufacturer's number: 707H
- Manufacturer: PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Reported: 2007\-07\-19
- Owners notified: 2007\-08\-22
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 66

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY VEHICLES, THE RIGHT SIDE STABILIZING ROD, WHICH SPANS THE COOLING MODULE AND THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL BRACKET, WAS INADVERTENTLY DESIGNED TOO CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO THE ALTERNATOR POSITIVE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL POST.  IN THE EVENT THE PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT ON THE TERMINAL POST WAS REMOVED OR CRACKED AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO ROCK, ELECTRICAL ARCING COULD OCCUR BETWEEN THE RADIATOR TIE ROD HARDWARE ON THE FRAME SIDE AND THE ALTERNATOR TERMINAL POST WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.


## What can happen

THE ELECTRICAL ARCING COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT RADIATOR TIE ROD AND CORRESPONDING MOUNTING BRACKET WITH A LONGER RADIATOR TIE AND DIFFERENT MOUNTING BRACKET WHICH WILL ADEQUATELY SPACE APART THE TIE ROD MOUNTING HARDWARE AND MOUNTING BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 22, 2007.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940\-591\-4201.


## Notes

PETERBILT RECALL NO. 707H.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

- [2008 PETERBILT 335](/makes/peterbilt/335/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-02\-28 to 2007\-03\-08.
- [2008 PETERBILT 340](/makes/peterbilt/340/2008/recalls.md). Built 2007\-02\-28 to 2007\-03\-08.

## 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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