The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Peterbilt 367, 389, 567, 579 and 587 trucks, and 2018 Kenworth C500, T680, T800, T880 and W900 trucks equipped with Cummins ISX 15L engines. These engines have a fuel pump whose drive gear could possibly slip on its drive shaft, causing a fuel pump function loss, resulting in an engine stall.
The risk
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will notify the vehicle purchaser, and Cummins dealers will replace the fuel pumps, free of charge. The recall began July 1, 2017. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or PACCAR customer service at 1-425-468-7400. PACCAR's number for this recall is C1909.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
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 | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Kenworth T680 | 2018 | 11 | 15 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2018 | 3 | 16 |
| Kenworth W900 | 2018 | 0 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2017 | 1 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2017 | 0 | 12 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2018 | 1 | 13 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2017 | 3 | 13 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2018 | 7 | 14 |
| Peterbilt 587 | 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 587 | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2017
12 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the fuel system, diesel; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 17V780000 6 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V618000 4 Oct 2017 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 17V581000 20 Sept 2017 | Rosenbauer Motors |
| 17V406000 14 Aug 2017 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 17V450000 19 Jul 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V441000 13 Jul 2017 | Entegra Coach |
| 17V413000 29 Jun 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V409000 28 Jun 2017 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017