The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Peterbilt 579, 388, 384, 367, 365, 348, and 337 trucks manufactured October 30, 2009, through May 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, if power is interrupted to the seat electronic control unit (ECU), such as when the fuse for that circuit blows, the side air bag would be disabled but there will not be a warning lamp indicator to notify the operator of the malfunction.
The risk
Without a warning of a problem existing in the side air bag system, the driver may continue to operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury from the side air bag not deploying in the event of a rollover.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will install a new electrical harness to correct them problem, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. Paccar's number for this recall is 514-F.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 337 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AIR BAGS
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 337 | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2011 | 0 | 11 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2013 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2014 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2012 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2014
83 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the electrical system; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
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| 14V795000 16 Dec 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V749000 24 Nov 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V722000 10 Nov 2014 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 14V714000 7 Nov 2014 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 14V699000 4 Nov 2014 | Keystone RV Company |
| 14V690000 3 Nov 2014 | Airstream, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014