Recall · 20V506000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 10 models over power train
1,097
Vehicles covered
10
Models
20
Model years
August 26, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Peterbilt 348, 365, 367, 389, 520, 567 and Kenworth T800, T880, W900, W990 vehicles equipped with Watson and Chalin steerable lift axle suspension systems (model SL2065). The axles may have lower rear pivot bolts that are not long enough to sufficiently engage the locking feature of the corresponding nuts.
- What it can cause
- The short screws can cause the hardware to separate from the suspension system and become road hazards, increasing the risk of a crash and/or injury.
- What the dealer does
- PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect suspect chassis and replace the pivot bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2020. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall is 20PBE and 20KWC.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kenworth T800 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T880 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W900 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W990 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 520 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,097 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 59% of the 14,295 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 490. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, 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 power train 24 times before this, most recently in December 2019 as 19V911000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 19 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V915000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 24V190000 (power train), 24V145000 (service brakes, air), 23V717000 (seat belts).
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 August 26, 2020 as campaign 20V506000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2020-08-26.
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