The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Peterbilt 365, 367, 384, 386, 388, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured January 13, 2011, to April 20, 2015. The affected trucks, equipped with extended-body Leece Neville alternators, have alternator charge cables that may chafe against a formed metal freon discharge line.
The risk
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line and install a plastic insulator on the cable end, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt's number for this recall is 715-K.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 365 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 587 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
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 365 | 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2013 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2014 | 0 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2012 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 384 | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2012 | 1 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2014 | 17 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2012 | 1 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2015 | 7 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2016 | 0 | 8 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2015
85 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the electrical system; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 15V874000 23 Dec 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V854000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V851000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V853000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V828000 9 Dec 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V813000 2 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V799000 25 Nov 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V754000 13 Nov 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015