The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Peterbilt 340, 2010, 2012, and 2015-2016 Peterbilt 337, 2010 Peterbilt 335, 2011-2016 Peterbilt 348, 2009 and 2011-2016 Peterbilt 365, 2009 and 2012-2013 Peterbilt 386, 2009-2015 Peterbilt 388, 2015-2016 Peterbilt 389, and 2015 Peterbilt 567 auto hauler vehicles. The affected trucks are equipped with Michelin 295/60R22.5 XZA-2 front tires that have a speed rating less than the vehicle is governed to.
The risk
Higher vehicle speeds and other factors such as tire load and road temperatures may result in premature tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the engine's vehicle speed parameters to limit the maximum vehicle speed to the tire speed rating, free of charge. The recall began on January 4, 2016. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 1115P.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 335 | 2010 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 340 | 2009, 2010 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2009, 2012, 2013 |
| Peterbilt 388 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2015, 2016 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2015 |
Components: TIRES
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 335 | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 340 | 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 340 | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2009 | 0 | 14 |
| 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 365 | 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 386 | 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 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 |
Other tires recalls in 2015
12 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the tires; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 15V889000 31 Dec 2015 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 15V864000 22 Dec 2015 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 15V663000 16 Oct 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V552000 2 Sept 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V514000 13 Aug 2015 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 15V455000 22 Jul 2015 | Tracker Marine L.L.C. |
| 15V448000 15 Jul 2015 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 15V306000 26 May 2015 | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015