The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Kenworth K270 and K370 trucks manufactured February 4, 2014, to October 10, 2014, and 2014-2015 Peterbilt 220 trucks manufactured December 5, 2013, to October 10, 2014, equipped with certain Wabco Quick Release Valves with Double Check manufactured February 6, 2013, to April 19, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been produced with a defective valve seat installed.
The risk
Improper seating can result in the valves improperly adjusting air pressure levels, thereby reducing the braking performance of the vehicles and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will and replace the valves, free of charge. The recall began on December 30, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-468-7400.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth K270 | 2015 |
| Kenworth K370 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt Model 220 | 2014 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
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 |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt Model 220 | 2014 | 1 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2014
11 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the parking brake; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 14V810000 29 Dec 2014 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 14V814000 23 Dec 2014 | Caterpillar Inc. |
| 14V797000 17 Dec 2014 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 14V798000 17 Dec 2014 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 14V791000 15 Dec 2014 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 14V726000 12 Nov 2014 | Wabash National Corporation |
| 14V681000 29 Oct 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V568000 17 Sept 2014 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014