The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2017 Kenworth C500, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2016, to April 26, 2016 and 2017 Peterbilt 320, 365, 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured March 10, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engines and have an engine control module (ECM) that may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning without the ability to restart it.
The risk
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The began on July 8, 2016. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357, Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 16KWB (Kenworth) and 616-C (Peterbilt).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
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 C500 | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenworth T660 | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenworth T680 | 2017 | 9 | 11 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2017 | 1 | 11 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 320 | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2017 | 0 | 12 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2017 | 3 | 13 |
| Peterbilt 587 | 2017 | 1 | 5 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2016
92 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the electrical system; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 16V936000 28 Dec 2016 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 16V938000 28 Dec 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V951000 27 Dec 2016 | Kalmar Solutions, LLC |
| 16V950000 23 Dec 2016 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 16V923000 22 Dec 2016 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 16V920000 21 Dec 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V915000 21 Dec 2016 | Bluecar SAS |
| 16V919000 21 Dec 2016 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016