The defect
Paccar Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain 2004-2013 Peterbilt 379, 357, 378, 367, 388, 365, 389, 385 and 386 trucks manufactured from April 3, 2003, through October 25, 2013 and equipped with tri-drive rear axles and a tag or pusher axle. The affected vehicles may be missing required information from the certification label, specifically the tag or pusher axle the gross axle weight rating, suitable tire and rim information, and recommended tire pressure information. Without this information, the vehicles do not comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
As a result, the axles may be overloaded or the wrong tires could be installed or the tires could be improperly inflated. All of these issues increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Peterbilt will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the certification labels missing the necessary information. The recall is expected to begin in January 2014. Customers can contact Peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt's number for this campaign is 1113-F.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 357 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 378 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 379 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 385 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt 357 | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2008 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 357 | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2008 | 0 | 18 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2009 | 0 | 14 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2011 | 0 | 11 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2013 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2008 | 0 | 18 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2009 | 0 | 13 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2012 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
Other equipment recalls in 2013
135 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the equipment; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
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| 13V654000 20 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V638000 19 Dec 2013 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 13V636000 18 Dec 2013 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 13V623000 16 Dec 2013 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 13V609000 3 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V565000 13 Nov 2013 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 13V540000 28 Oct 2013 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013