NHTSA recall 09V258000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 09V258000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 09KW8 & 609-C |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| Reported | 2009-07-08 |
| Owners notified | 2009-07-31 |
| Component | STEERING:COLUMN |
| Units potentially affected | 2096 |
What is wrong
PACCAR IS RECALLING 2,096 MY 2009 KENWORTH AND PETERBILT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING SHAFTS. MISLOCATION OF A CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD MAY ALLOW THE SPLINED TUBE AND NON-SPLINED TUBE TO ROTATE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DURING A LOW SPEED, HIGH TORQUE TURN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE TWO TUBES.
What can happen
A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT USING A WELD PLACEMENT GAUGE AND MISWELDED STEERING SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 09KW8 & PETERBILT RECALL NO. 609-C.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2009 KENWORTH T2000 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
|---|---|
| 2009 KENWORTH T660 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 KENWORTH T800 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 KENWORTH W900 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 PETERBILT 365 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 PETERBILT 367 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 PETERBILT 384 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 PETERBILT 386 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 PETERBILT 387 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 PETERBILT 388 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
| 2009 PETERBILT 389 | Built 2009-04-21 to 2009-06-12. |
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