2000–2001 Kenworth C500 & 2000–2001 Kenworth K100 + 4 more recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 54" rear axle spacing configuration of the airglide 200 suspension with the service application identified as logger, dump truck, or tanker. The rear suspension is regularly subjected to extreme articulation, resulting in flexing of the joint.
💥 The risk
Failure of the lower sway arm attaching bolts could result in loss of vehicle control.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the lower sway arm brackets. Owner notification began march 27, 2001. 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 at 1-425-828-5000.
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
- 01V051000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01KW02
- Manufacturer
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 209
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 27, 2001
- Built
- Feb 19, 1996 – Feb 9, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).