2015 Kenworth C500 & 2015 Kenworth T400 + 3 more recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Kenworth T660, T800, W900, T400, and C500 heavy trucks manufactured September 19, 2014, to October 30, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been produced with an undersized wire gauge for the trailer stop lamp circuit in the instrument panel harness.
💥 The risk
If the smaller wire gauge may overheat increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
🔧 The fix
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective wire with a properly sized wire, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth).
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
- 14V722000
- Manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Vehicles affected
- 1,380
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 19, 2014
- Built
- Sep 19, 2014 – Oct 30, 2014
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.