The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 Peterbilt 320, 365, 367, 388, and 389 trucks manufactured July 21, 2008, to February 28, 2014. The front axle tie rod end clamp bolts may be improperly torqued.
The risk
Undertorqued tie rod end clamp bolts are susceptible to corrosion, which may cause loose bolts to separate resulting in a loss of vehicle control and an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front axle tie rod assembly on any vehicle where the factory installed assembly has not been previously replaced, free of charge. Owners were mailed interim notices on May 11, 2015. The recall began on April 4, 2016. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's number for this recall is 215-C.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 320 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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 320 | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2009 | 0 | 14 |
| 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 | 2009 | 0 | 13 |
| 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 388 | 2009 | 0 | 15 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2011 | 0 | 11 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2012 | 1 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2014 | 17 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2009 | 0 | 12 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2010 | 0 | 7 |
Other steering recalls in 2015
41 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the steering; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 15V887000 30 Dec 2015 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 15V885000 29 Dec 2015 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 15V878000 23 Dec 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V845000 16 Dec 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 15V829000 9 Dec 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V703000 26 Oct 2015 | Terex Advance |
| 15V687000 21 Oct 2015 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 15V679000 20 Oct 2015 | Fontaine Modification |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015