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NHTSA recall 16V426000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number16V426000
Manufacturer's number616-C and 16KWB
ManufacturerPACCAR Incorporated
Reported2016-06-10
Owners notified2016-07-08
ComponentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Units potentially affected3227

What is wrong

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2017 Kenworth C500, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2016, to April 26, 2016 and 2017 Peterbilt 320, 365, 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured March 10, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engines and have an engine control module (ECM) that may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning without the ability to restart it.

What can happen

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The began on July 8, 2016. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357, Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 16KWB (Kenworth) and 616-C (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.go

Vehicles this campaign lists
2017 KENWORTH C500Built 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-26.
2017 KENWORTH T660Built 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-26.
2017 KENWORTH T680Built 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-26.
2017 KENWORTH T800Built 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-26.
2017 KENWORTH T880Built 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-26.
2017 KENWORTH W900Built 2016-03-09 to 2016-04-26.
2017 PETERBILT 320Built 2016-03-10 to 2016-05-06.
2017 PETERBILT 365Built 2016-03-10 to 2016-05-06.
2017 PETERBILT 367Built 2016-03-10 to 2016-05-06.
2017 PETERBILT 389Built 2016-03-10 to 2016-05-06.
2017 PETERBILT 567Built 2016-03-10 to 2016-05-06.
2017 PETERBILT 579Built 2016-03-10 to 2016-05-06.
2017 PETERBILT 587Built 2016-03-10 to 2016-05-06.

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