The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Kenworth T800 and T880 vehicles equipped with Neway ADZ tridem rear suspensions. The brake control airline may be the incorrect size, resulting in an imbalance in the service brake application timing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air brake systems."
The risk
An incorrectly sized airline may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kenworth will notify owners, and dealers will modify the air brake system with updated brake piping, free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2017. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 17KWB.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth T800 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
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 T800 | 2012 | 1 | 10 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2014 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2015 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2016 | 1 | 12 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2014 | 1 | 12 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2015 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2016 | 2 | 15 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2017 | 1 | 11 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2018 | 3 | 16 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2017
24 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the service brakes, air; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 17V842000 21 Dec 2017 | Hyundai Translead |
| 17V833000 20 Dec 2017 | Walker Stainless Equipment Company LLC |
| 17V776000 4 Dec 2017 | Burch Tank and Truck |
| 17V733000 20 Nov 2017 | Burch Tank and Truck |
| 17V735000 20 Nov 2017 | Burch Tank and Truck |
| 17V687000 30 Oct 2017 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 17V661000 18 Oct 2017 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 17V660000 18 Oct 2017 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017