2002 Kenworth T300 & 2002 Kenworth T600 + 8 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain vehicles equipped with bendix TC-7 trailer control hand-operated valve with push-to-connect fittings. The delivery port in the valve body may be partially blocked due to a problem during the molding process.
💥 The risk
Such blockage may slow the delivery and exhaust of air to and from the trailer brakes when they are operated by this hand-operated trailer control valve.
🔧 The fix
Paccar will notify its customers and inspect and replace, if necessary, the hand valve free of charge. Owner notification began october 18, 2002. 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 peterbilt at 940-591-4201.
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
- 02V241001
- Manufacturer recall #
- 902B/02KW4
- Manufacturer
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 3,158
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:HAND CONTROL/VALVE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 18, 2002
- Built
- Apr 29, 2002 – Jul 12, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).