The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Peterbilt 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured from May 23, 2014, to February 13, 2015, and 2015 Kenworth T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 trucks manufactured from May 23, 2014, to February 13, 2015, equipped with certain air brake actuators. The affected vehicles may experience brake drag due to an improperly seated diaphragm in the brake chamber.
The risk
Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire.
The remedy
Kenworth and Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the brake chamber, as necessary, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners March 3, 2015. The recall began on May 14, 2015. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth), or 1-940-591-4000 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's number for this recall is 14KWP (Kenworth), and 1214L (Peterbilt).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth T270 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T370 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T440 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T470 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T660 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T680 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2015 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2015 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2015 |
| Peterbilt 587 | 2015 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
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 T270 | 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| Kenworth T370 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenworth T440 | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Kenworth T470 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Kenworth T660 | 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| Kenworth T680 | 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2015 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2015 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2015 | 7 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2015 | 4 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 587 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
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.
| 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 |
| 14V716000 7 Nov 2014 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 14V681000 29 Oct 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V568000 17 Sept 2014 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014