# NHTSA recall 09V258000

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: 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\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 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](/makes/peterbilt/365/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-21 to 2009\-06\-12.
- [2009 PETERBILT 367](/makes/peterbilt/367/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-21 to 2009\-06\-12.
- [2009 PETERBILT 384](/makes/peterbilt/384/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-21 to 2009\-06\-12.
- [2009 PETERBILT 386](/makes/peterbilt/386/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-21 to 2009\-06\-12.
- [2009 PETERBILT 387](/makes/peterbilt/387/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-21 to 2009\-06\-12.
- [2009 PETERBILT 388](/makes/peterbilt/388/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-21 to 2009\-06\-12.
- [2009 PETERBILT 389](/makes/peterbilt/389/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-04\-21 to 2009\-06\-12.

## 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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