1998 PETERBILT 379 Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 99V181001 on 07/13/1999
- Component:
- Electrical system:ignition:module
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1998 - 06/23/1999
- 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:
- 03V125000 on 04/14/2003
- Component:
- Suspension:front:hub
- Manufactured:
- 10/12/1998 - 03/25/2002
- 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 PETERBILT 379 TSB
- Bulletin:
- 604
- Component:
- 045000 service brakes, air:disc
- Summary:
- Air disc brakes for model 379-family vehicles. peterbilt. *tt
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