2000–2001 Kenworth T800 & 2000–2001 Kenworth W900 recall: suspension
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with replacement dana spicer tandem drive axle models DS463 and DS521, installed on vehicles from may 1, 2001 through february 1, 2002, an undersized attachment weld may fracture without warning.
💥 The risk
The loss of this attachment to the vehicle chassis CAN adversely affect vehicle handling or driver control.
🔧 The fix
Dana is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. The dealers will remove the suspect bracket, inspect the axle housing, and reweld the bracket to the axle housing. 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 dana at 616-567-1088 or kenworth at 425-828-5440.
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
- 02V061001
- Manufacturer recall #
- 02KW3
- Manufacturer
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 116
- Component
- SUSPENSION:REAR
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Built
- Jul 9, 1998 – Sep 22, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Consumers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.