The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2017 Kenworth K370, T270, T370, T440, T660, T800 trucks manufactured February 2, 2016, to October 13, 2016, and Peterbilt 330, 337, 348, 367, 389, 567, and 579 trucks manufactured March 7, 2016, to October 5, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Goodyear LHS Load Range G tires, size 295/75R22.5 G399A, that due to incomplete adhesion, have a tire tread that may partially separate.
The risk
A partial tread separation may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Goodyear will notify the owners of the affected Peterbilt and Kenworth vehicles and Goodyear dealers will replace the affected tires, free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2016. To find a Goodyear dealer, owners should contact Goodyear Consumer Relations at 1-800-592-3267. Consumers may also contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 and Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 1016G (PB) (Peterbilt), and 16KWC (Kenworth).
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth K370 | 2017 |
| Kenworth T270 | 2017 |
| Kenworth T370 | 2017 |
| Kenworth T440 | 2017 |
| Kenworth T660 | 2017 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2017 |
| Peterbilt 330 | 2017 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2017 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2017 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2017 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2017 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2017 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2017 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworth K370 | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Kenworth T270 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenworth T370 | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Kenworth T440 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenworth T660 | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 330 | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2017 | 0 | 12 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2017 | 3 | 13 |
Other tires recalls in 2016
21 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the tires; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 16V840000 21 Nov 2016 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 16V824000 15 Nov 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V811000 8 Nov 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V748000 17 Oct 2016 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 16V714000 6 Oct 2016 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 16V696000 27 Sept 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V591000 10 Aug 2016 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 16V579000 3 Aug 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016