The defect
BATTERY BOX COVER MOUNTING BRACKET FAILURE COULD ALLOW COVER TO COME LOOSE.
The risk
COVER COULD DETACH FROM TRUCK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPAIR MOUNTING BRACKET WELD IN A MANNER TO PREVENT FAILURE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 377 | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt 377 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 377 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Peterbilt 377 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
| 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. |
| 89V062000 17 Apr 1989 | SENTINEL VEHICLES LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989