The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Kenworth K270, T270, K370, T370, T440, T470, and W900 chassis manufactured May 13, 2014, to July 23, 2014, and certain model year 2015 Peterbilt 210, 220, 320, 325, 330, 337, 348, 365, 382, 384, and 567 chassis manufactured May 8, 2014, to July 22, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
The risk
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will notify owners on behalf of PACCAR, and Cummins dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. The notification schedule for this recall ran July 29 to December 31, 2014. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000, or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Owners may also contact Cummins customer service at 1-812-377-3713. Kenworth's number for this recall is 14KWJ. Peterbilt's number for this recall is 814-H.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth K270 | 2015 |
| Kenworth K370 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T270 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T370 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T440 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T470 | 2015 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 210 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 325 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 330 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 382 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2015 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
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 K270 | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenworth K370 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Kenworth T270 | 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| Kenworth T370 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenworth T440 | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Kenworth T470 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 210 | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 325 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt 330 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| Peterbilt 382 | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2014
25 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the fuel system, diesel; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
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| 14V751000 24 Nov 2014 | Capacity Of Texas |
| 14V746000 21 Nov 2014 | Terex Aerial Work Platforms |
| 14V707000 5 Nov 2014 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 14V686000 31 Oct 2014 | Eldorado National- Kansas |
| 14V669000 24 Oct 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V635000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014