{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"03V125000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE02091","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"2002-12-03","closed":"2003-05-23","open":false,"manufacturer":"PACCAR Incorporated","component":"SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING","subject":"FRONT AXLE BEARING FAILURE","summary":"THE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER ARE:SKF (HUB MFR), ARVINMERITOR (FRONT AXLE MFR), AND PACCAR, THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FOR KENWORTH AND PETERBILT, ( MANUFACTURERS OF CLASS VIII TRACTOR-TRAILERS).SKF IDENTIFIED MANUFACTURING DEFECTS FOR SPECIFIC BUILD DATES ON FRONT AXLE HUB AND BEARINGS (WHEEL BEARINGS) SUPPLIED TO ARVIN MERITOR.AS A RESULT, ARVINMERITOR NOTIFIED PACCAR WHO IN TURN NOTIFIED THEIR TRUCK DIVISIONS OF THE DEFECTIVE UNITS.AS A RESULT, 220 TRUCKS ARE BEING RECALLED BY PACCAR FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT AXLE WHEEL BEARINGS WHICH MAY FAIL IN SUCH A WAY THAT A WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL BEARING FIRE OCCURS.SEE ATTACHED SUMMARY REPORT AND DEFECT REPORTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.","campaigns":["03V125000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/03V125000"}