NHTSA recall 08V485000
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 | 08V485000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 08KWB |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| Reported | 2008-09-24 |
| Owners notified | 2009-01-26 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Units potentially affected | 130 |
What is wrong
PACCAR IS RECALLING 130 MY 2004-2009 T2000, T800, T600, W900 AND T660 KENWORTH TRUCKS BUILT WITH AN AG400 REAR SUSPENSION, LONG STROKE BRAKE CHAMBERS, AND WIDE BASE TIRES (SUPER SINGLES). THESE VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP AN INCREASE IN LATERAL AND VERTICAL AXLE MOVEMENT. THIS MOVEMENT MAY CAUSE PART OR PARTS OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY (BRAKE CAM TUBE SUPPORT, BRAKE CHAMBER BRACKET, BRAKE CHAMBER, BRAKE SPIDER) TO DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE PART OR PARTS WITHIN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
What can happen
A FAILURE MAY REDUCE VEHICLE BRAKE PERFORMANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CAM TUBE SUPPORT BRACKETS ON ALL OF THE REAR AXLE WHEEL ENDS. INSPECT THE REAR AXLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE IT IF CRACKED. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 08KWB. CUSTOMERS MAY 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.
| 2004 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
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| 2005 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2006 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2007 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2008 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2009 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2004 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2005 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2006 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2007 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2008 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2009 KENWORTH T600 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2004 KENWORTH T660 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2005 KENWORTH T660 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2006 KENWORTH T660 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2007 KENWORTH T660 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2008 KENWORTH T660 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2009 KENWORTH T660 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2004 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2005 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2006 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2007 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2008 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2009 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2004 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2005 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2006 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2007 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2008 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
| 2009 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2003-07-07 to 2008-09-11. |
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
| TIB-13-040 | 2015-03-11. Service bulletin. KENWORTH: SOME TRUCKS FAILED TO MEET COMPANY STANDARDS FOR AIR VOLUME LIFT AXLE AND THE COMPANY WILL INCREASE AIR VOLUME FOR WORTHWHILE IMPROVEMENT TO EXCEED GOVERNMENT FMVSS 121. MODEL T800, W900. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.