# NHTSA recall 11V331000

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: 11V331000
- Manufacturer's number: 611\-A
- Manufacturer: PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Reported: 2011\-06\-23
- Owners notified: 2011\-08\-11
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- Units potentially affected: 72

## What is wrong

PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 PETERBILT 587 TRACTORS, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 12, 2011, THROUGH MAY 20, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR'S MAXTON DRIVELINE ASSEMBLIES.  THE TUBING MAY HAVE A SEAM WELD WITH INSUFFICIENT BONDING.  THE AFFECTED DRIVELINE ASSEMBLIES ARE RPL25 COUPLING SHAFTS AND SLIP SHAFTS \(MAIN\) DRIVELINE ASSEMBLIES.


## What can happen

THIS CAN RESULT IN SEAM WELD FRACTURE WHEN TORQUE IS APPLIED.  ONCE THE TUBE SEAM WELD IS FRACTURED, THE DRIVELINE MAY BECOME INOPERABLE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A DISABLED VEHICLE OR DEBRIS FROM THE DRIVELINE MAY FALL ON THE ROADWAY, BOTH OF WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MAIN DRIVE SHAFT, FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 11, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT PACCAR AT 1\-425\-468\-7400.


## Notes

PETERBILT SAFETY RECALL NO. 611\-A.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

- [2012 PETERBILT 587](/makes/peterbilt/587/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-01 to 2011\-05\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [11\-001](/bulletins/10176033.md), 2020-06-02, Service bulletin

## 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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