The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Peterbilt 220 and Kenworth K300 trucks manufactured September 1, 2014, to March 30, 2015. Each time the cruise control speed decrease button is pressed, the vehicle speed will actually increase by one mile per hour.
The risk
If a driver is intending to slow down a vehicle but instead it inadvertently speeds up, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will update the cab controller software, free of charge. The recall began on June 5, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000, or Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 415-E and 15KWC.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth K300 | 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2015, 2016 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 K300 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenworth K300 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2015
7 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the vehicle speed control; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 15V776000 20 Nov 2015 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 15V507000 12 Aug 2015 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 15V152000 16 Mar 2015 | Ducati North America |
| 15V123000 2 Mar 2015 | Kia Motors America |
| 15V089000 13 Feb 2015 | Kia Motors America |
| 15V029000 23 Jan 2015 | TOR Truck Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015