Recall · 21V601000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 10 models over fuel system, diesel
688
Vehicles covered
10
Models
20
Model years
August 3, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Peterbilt 536, 537, 548 and Kenworth T270, T280, T370, T380, T440, T470, and T480 vehicles equipped with Cummins L9 diesel engines. A fuel leak may occur from the fuel hose between the fuel pump and the remote fuel filter head.
- What it can cause
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Cummins will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in October 2021. Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 (Kenworth) and 1-940-591-4220 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 21PBG and 21KWF.
- 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.nhtsa.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 T270 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T280 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T370 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T380 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T440 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T470 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T480 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 536 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 537 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 548 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 688 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 54% of the 15,181 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 487. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Peterbilt vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, diesel 4 times before this, most recently in May 2021 as 21V391000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 13 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V700000 (fuel system, diesel), 24V915000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 24V190000 (power train), 24V145000 (service brakes, air).
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 3, 2021 as campaign 21V601000. 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 2021-08-03.
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