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NHTSA recall 15V597000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number15V597000
Manufacturer's number15KWM and 915-L
ManufacturerPACCAR Incorporated
Reported2015-09-24
Owners notified2015-10-22
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Units potentially affected354

What is wrong

Paccar Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kenworth T370, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured July 31, 2015, to August 12, 2015, and 2016 Peterbilt 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning.

What can happen

An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.

The remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2015. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Paccar's numbers for this recall are 15KWM (Kenworth) and 915-L (Peterbilt).

Notes

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2016 KENWORTH T370Built 2015-07-31 to 2015-08-12.
2016 KENWORTH T660Built 2015-07-31 to 2015-08-12.
2016 KENWORTH T680Built 2015-07-31 to 2015-08-12.
2016 KENWORTH T800Built 2015-07-31 to 2015-08-12.
2016 KENWORTH T880Built 2015-07-31 to 2015-08-12.
2016 KENWORTH W900Built 2015-07-31 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 337Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 348Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 365Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 367Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 382Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 386Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 389Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 567Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 579Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.
2016 PETERBILT 587Built 2015-08-04 to 2015-08-12.

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