NHTSA recall 08V099000
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 | 08V099000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 08KW2 & 208C |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| Reported | 2008-03-04 |
| Owners notified | 2008-03-21 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS |
| Units potentially affected | 130 |
What is wrong
PACCAR IS RECALLING 130 MY 2005-2007 KENWORTH C500, T800, W900, AND PETERBILT MODELS 357 AND 379 TRACTOR TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH FABCO SLACK ADJUSTERS ON SISU AXLES. THE SLACK ADJUSTERS MAY FAIL AS A RESULT OF A FATIGUE CRACK RENDERING THE SLACK ADJUSTER INOPERATIVE. THIS COULD REDUCE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.
What can happen
REDUCTION IN BRAKING CAPACITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 21, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 08KW2 AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 208C.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.
| 2005 KENWORTH C500 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
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| 2006 KENWORTH C500 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2007 KENWORTH C500 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2005 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2006 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2007 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2005 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2006 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2007 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2004-09-07 to 2008-01-19. |
| 2005 PETERBILT 357 | Built 2005-01-27 to 2007-01-31. |
| 2006 PETERBILT 357 | Built 2005-01-27 to 2007-01-31. |
| 2007 PETERBILT 357 | Built 2005-01-27 to 2007-01-31. |
| 2005 PETERBILT 379 | Built 2005-01-27 to 2007-01-31. |
| 2006 PETERBILT 379 | Built 2005-01-27 to 2007-01-31. |
| 2007 PETERBILT 379 | Built 2005-01-27 to 2007-01-31. |
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
| 22 | 2006-08-22. Service bulletin. AUTO SLACK ADJUSTERS. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.