NHTSA recall 13V027000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 13V027000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 13KWA/113-A |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2013-01-25 |
| Owners notified | 2013-02-13 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 330 |
What is wrong
PACCAR is recalling certain model year 2013 Kenworth T680 vehicles, manufactured from November 29, 2012, through December 6, 2012; and model year 2013 Peterbilt 579 and 567 vehicles, manufactured from August 28, 2012, through December 31, 2012. These vehicles were equipped with the air suspension dump valve option. New software may cause the rear air suspension to re-inflate without warning when the operator turns the ignition key to the "off" position.
What can happen
An unexpected re-inflation of the suspension could result in personal injury to a person near the rear suspension.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the software. The recall will begin during February 2013. Owners may contact Kenworth at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000.
Notes
Kenworth's recall campaign number is 13KWA.Peterbilt's recall campaign number is 113-A.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2013 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2012-11-29 to 2012-12-06. |
|---|---|
| 2013 PETERBILT 567 | Built 2012-08-28 to 2012-12-31. |
| 2013 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2012-08-28 to 2012-12-31. |
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.
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| 03-071 | 2020-01-04. Service bulletin. Information Only - Vehicles built with NAMUX software from 2013 to present may experience accuracy issues with the tachometer. The issue can be temporarily resolved using any one of the included procedures. |
| 13-049 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. Information: Bendix ACOM Software version 6.16.5.0 for diagnostics may introduce an unrecoverable error. Notice to dealers to replace this version with older software version until Bendix introduces new version. |
| SB-E-097 | 2014-08-16. Service bulletin. PETERBILT: THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATES DUE TO AN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) SOFTWARE ISSUE, REAR NOX SENSOR, OPERATING CORRECTLY. *PE |
| TIB-34-049 | 2013-08-15. Service bulletin. KENWORTH: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED (P30-1011-108), DUE TO RECALLED REMOVAL AND DISABLING OF 13KWB, TO FIX PRE TRIP LIGHT INSPECTION FUNCTION ISSUE AND REINSTALL SWITCH. MODELS 2013 T680, T880. *PE |
| E065 | 2013-04-15. Service bulletin. MX RC5-RC14 SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN. SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE SAID TO BENEFIT THE ENGINES IN RC5 AND RC14 KENWORTH ENGINES. PACCAR/KENWORTH. *KB |
| TIB-34-043 | 2012-09-29. Service bulletin. KENWORTH: CERTAIN TRUCKS HAVE ISSUES WITH DOOR MODULE WAKE UP, MIRROR JITTERINESS AND HEAD AND PARK LAMPS SWITCH POSITIONS TIED TOGETHER. MODEL 2012 T680. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.