1998 KENWORTH T2000 Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 98V129000 on 06/16/1998
- Component:
- Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
- Manufactured:
- 05/31/1996 - 05/30/1998
- Affected:
- 9,500
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar 3406e engines. the routing of the electrical and fuel lines can cause chaffing of the wiring harness on the fuel line.
- Consequence:
- This chaffing can cause fuel leakage and a potential for a fire in the engine compartment.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect, adjust, and repair, if necessary, the fuel line and electrical harness.
- Notes:
- Owner notification is expected to begin during july 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kenworth at 1-206-828-5418.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 99V181001 on 07/13/1999
- Component:
- Electrical system:ignition:module
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1998 - 06/29/1999
- Affected:
- 272
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. the engines can stall because of software problems.
- Consequence:
- Increased steering effort can occur.
- Correction:
- Dealers will update these engines with software changes. caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.
- Notes:
- owner notification is expected to begin during august 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kenworth at 1-206-828-5418 or peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 01V051000 on 02/27/2001
- Component:
- Suspension:front:control arm:lower arm
- Manufactured:
- 02/18/1996 - 02/08/2001
- Affected:
- 209
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 54" rear axle spacing configuration of the airglide 200 suspension with the service application identified as logger, dump truck, or tanker. the rear suspension is regularly subjected to extreme articulation, resulting in flexing of the joint.
- Consequence:
- Failure of the lower sway arm attaching bolts could result in loss of vehicle control.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace the lower sway arm brackets. owner notification began march 27, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5000.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 03V125000 on 04/14/2003
- Component:
- Suspension:front:hub
- Manufactured:
- 09/01/1998 - 12/05/2001
- Affected:
- 154
- Defect:
- On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely.
- Consequence:
- Seizure of the bearings can cause wheel separation or wheel end fire.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace all front axle hubs. notification began july 16, 2003. the manufacturer has advised us that parts will not be available until september 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy with a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth 425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Kenworth recall no. 03kw2 and peterbilt recall no. 303-a.customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1998 KENWORTH T2000 TSBs (8)
- Bulletin:
- 0280A
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- A condition with the top of the cab doors exhibiting a loud wind noise during strong cross winds or at highway speeds. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 0142A
- Component:
- 138000 visibility:defroster/defogger system
- Summary:
- Some vehicles hvac units may have heating and air conditioning performance issues and/ or intermittent operation. *yc
- Bulletin:
- 0141
- Component:
- 138130 visibility:defroster/defogger system:windshield:controls/wiring
- Summary:
- Technical information regarding failure of the cab or sleeper heater relay. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 0280B
- Component:
- 162000 structure:body
- Summary:
- Information on replacing door seals and bump stops. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 1517
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- Subject regarding smartwheel / multiplex steering wheel controls. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 0321D
- Component:
- 114200 electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash
- Summary:
- A condition may exist where the odometer rolls over to zero miles instead of 100,000; mileage displayed incorrectly; and / or service cluster fault shuts down multi-function display. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 4522
- Component:
- 180000 vehicle speed control
- Summary:
- Conditions with resume function worksing as set function and set works as resume on cruise control. *tt
- Bulletin:
- TIB-44-17
- Component:
- 061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
- Summary:
- Kenworth trucks: reduced engine power from fuel starvation. any model kenworth equipped with the 2007 emissions compliant isx engine and optional davco 382 fuel filter, built prior to 8/11/08, *pe
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