The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Kenworth T660, T800, W900, T400, and C500 heavy trucks manufactured September 19, 2014, to October 30, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been produced with an undersized wire gauge for the trailer stop lamp circuit in the instrument panel harness.
The risk
If the smaller wire gauge may overheat increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective wire with a properly sized wire, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth C500 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T400 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T660 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2015 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2015 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 C500 | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Kenworth T400 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenworth T660 | 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2015 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
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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| 14V690000 3 Nov 2014 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 14V688000 31 Oct 2014 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014