2003 Silent Drive Truck recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trucks built on kenworth T800 chassis and equipped with webb wheel platinum series brake drums, the brake drums could crack on the braking surface.
💥 The risk
This could result in reduction or complete loss of braking which could result in a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
The brake drums have been replaced on the affected vehicles.
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
- 04V124000
- Manufacturer
- SILENT DRIVE, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 2
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 27, 2004
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customer's CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).