The defect
TRAILER WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE INTERMITTENT OR TOTAL FAILURE OF TRAILER BRAKE LIGHTS OR ALL OF THE TRAILER LIGHTS.
The risk
THIS WOULD AFFECT OTHER DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE THETRAILER AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE TRAILER WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth T400 | 1988, 1989 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 T400 | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenworth T400 | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1989
14 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the electrical system; PACCAR, INCORPORATED filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 89V195000 8 Nov 1989 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 89V185000 1 Nov 1989 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
| 89V146000 28 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V138000 15 Aug 1989 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 89V128000 31 Jul 1989 | DIAMOND-STAR MOTORS |
| 89V088000 26 May 1989 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 89V070000 8 May 1989 | CROWN COACH CORPORATION |
| 89V069000 2 May 1989 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989