2013 Kenworth T680 recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Paccar is recalling certain model year 2013 kenworth T680 vehicles equipped with a 76 sleeper and grey or tan color-matched bunk restraints for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 302, "flammability of interior materials."
💥 The risk
Flammable material, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
🔧 The fix
Paccar will notify owners and install new bunk restraints in the affected vehicles. The safety recall began on july 13, 2012. Owners may contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
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
- 12V249000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 12KWC
- Manufacturer
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 13
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 13, 2012
- Built
- Feb 28, 2012 – May 21, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Kenworths recall number is 12KWC. Owners may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.