The defect
AN INCORRECT SWITCH WAS INSTALLED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ON CERTAIN MODEL T300 TRUCKS.
The risk
A LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WILL NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF BY THE DASH SWITCH. THIS COULD LEAD TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
KENWORTH WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT SENSOR SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth T2000 | 2007, 2008 |
| Kenworth T300 | 2006 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2007, 2008 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworth T2000 | 2007 | 12 | 11 |
| Kenworth T2000 | 2008 | 2 | 14 |
| Kenworth T300 | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2007 | 1 | 20 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2008 | 1 | 25 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2006
11 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the vehicle speed control; PACCAR INCORPORATED filed 113 campaigns in all.
| 06V495000 29 Dec 2006 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 06V441000 15 Nov 2006 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| 06V442000 2 Nov 2006 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 06V371000 28 Sept 2006 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 06V363000 21 Sept 2006 | R-VISION |
| 06V320000 30 Aug 2006 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 06V286000 1 Aug 2006 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 06V253000 13 Jul 2006 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006