2000 Kenworth T2000 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with brake valves manufactured by honeywell bendix. The orientation and location of the brake valve is such that water CAN get into the valve through a vent in the valve. The water will contaminate the air system and could freeze the brake valve.
💥 The risk
If frozen, the operator will not be able to modulate the brake forces with the brake pedal.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the air brake system and modifications will be made to the brake valve.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V026000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00KW01
- Manufacturer
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 2,268
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 29, 2000
- Built
- Aug 30, 1999 – Jan 14, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began february 29, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kenworth AT1-206-828-5000. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).