1998 KENWORTH T800 Recalls (8)
- 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:
- 01V142000 on 04/25/2001
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/1994 - 01/30/2001
- Affected:
- 14
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor fg941 steer axles. the gross axle weight rating (gawr) was determined incorrectly and over-stated on the vehicle certification label. with the incorrect gawr listed, these labels do not meet the certification requirements of part 567, "requirements for manufacturers of motor vehicles." vehicles will be remedied either by assigning the proper weight rating or, if possible, by changing the necessary components to meet the currently assigned weight rating.
- Consequence:
- These vehicles would not be in compliance with federal regulations.
- Correction:
- Vehicles will be remedied either by assigning the proper weight rating or, if possible, by changing the necessary components to meet the currently assigned weight rating. owner notification began june 22, 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:
- 02V061001 on 03/04/2002
- Component:
- Suspension:rear
- Manufactured:
- 07/08/1998 - 09/21/2000
- Affected:
- 116
- Defect:
- On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with replacement dana spicer tandem drive axle models ds463 and ds521, installed on vehicles from may 1, 2001 through february 1, 2002, an undersized attachment weld may fracture without warning.
- Consequence:
- The loss of this attachment to the vehicle chassis can adversely affect vehicle handling or driver control.
- Correction:
- Dana is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. the dealers will remove the suspect bracket, inspect the axle housing, and reweld the bracket to the axle housing. 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 dana at 616-567-1088 or kenworth at 425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Consumers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
- Campaign:
- 03V126000 on 04/01/2003
- Component:
- Service brakes, air
- Manufactured:
- 01/20/1991 - 02/24/2003
- Affected:
- 45
- Defect:
- Certain trucks equipped with meritor p 18x7 brakes with 36" brake chambers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 121, "air brake systems." these trucks were manufactured with a combined air reservoir volume less than 12 times the combined volume of all service brake chambers.
- Consequence:
- This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
- Correction:
- Dealers will add an additional tank or change one of the existing air tanks to a larger size. owner notification began on may 5, 2003. 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 1-425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Kenworth recall no. 03kw3. customers can 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).
- Campaign:
- 03V245000 on 07/16/2003
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/1995 - 12/30/1997
- Affected:
- 18
- Defect:
- On certain vehicles equipped with cummins electronic control modules on the c8.3g and l10g engines, the ecm does not have the ability to detect a throttle fail-safe engine shutdown command. this could result in an unanticipated, uncommanded open throttle condition without warning.
- Consequence:
- If this event occurs, the vehicle operator will not have control of the engine speed, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- Cummins will notify the customers and replace the ecm. owners should contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1998 KENWORTH T800 TSBs (5)
- 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
- Bulletin:
- TIB-E-009
- Component:
- 061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
- Summary:
- Paccar: a software update is causing the check engine light to come on. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TIB-E011
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Paccar: engineering standards have changed and there are now engines with heat treated bolts. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TIB-E-055
- Component:
- 061120 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo-charger
- Summary:
- Kenworth: oil collection at cac intake pipe is caused by an imbalance in turbocharger pressures. models t660, t800, t700, and w900. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TIB-13-040
- Component:
- 023000 suspension:multiple axle
- Summary:
- Kenworth: some trucks failed to meet company standards for air volume lift axle and the company will increase air volume for worthwhile improvement to exceed government fmvss 121. model t800, w900. *pe see document search butt
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