Recall · 20V086000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled the KENWORTH T370 over service brakes, hydraulic
4
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
February 14, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2020 Kenworth T370 long wheelbase vehicles with larger rear axle spacing. The vehicles may be missing a second R12 relay valve, causing increased brake activation timing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
- What it can cause
- Increased brake activation timing may lengthen vehicle stopping distance, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- PACCAR will notify owners, and Kenworth dealers will install a second R12 relay valve, free of charge. PACCAR issued owners an interim notification on April 14, 2020. The recall began May 6, 2020. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's number for this recall is 20KWA.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| KenworthT370 | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4 vehicles this is a small campaign: 96% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Kenworth vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 3 times before this, most recently in April 2009 as 09V140000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 24V145000 (service brakes, air), 22V277000 (steering), 21V391000 (fuel system, diesel), 20V199000 (electronic stability control (esc)).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by PACCAR Incorporated with NHTSA on February 14, 2020 as campaign 20V086000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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