2016 PETERBILT 348 Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 15V597000 on 09/23/2015
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling:engine
- Manufactured:
- 08/03/2015 - 08/11/2015
- Affected:
- 354
- Defect:
- Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain model year 2016 kenworth t370, t660, t680, t800, t880, and w900 vehicles manufactured july 31, 2015, to august 12, 2015, and 2016 peterbilt 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured august 4, 2015, to august 12, 2015. in the affected vehicles, the engine control module (ecm) may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning.
- Consequence:
- An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Paccar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. the recall began on october 22, 2015. owners may contact kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. paccar's numbers for this recall are 15kwm (kenworth) and 915-l (peterbilt).
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 15V597000 on 09/23/2015
- Component:
- Electrical system:ignition:module
- Manufactured:
- 08/03/2015 - 08/11/2015
- Affected:
- 354
- Defect:
- Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain model year 2016 kenworth t370, t660, t680, t800, t880, and w900 vehicles manufactured july 31, 2015, to august 12, 2015, and 2016 peterbilt 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured august 4, 2015, to august 12, 2015. in the affected vehicles, the engine control module (ecm) may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning.
- Consequence:
- An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Paccar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. the recall began on october 22, 2015. owners may contact kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. paccar's numbers for this recall are 15kwm (kenworth) and 915-l (peterbilt).
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 15V740000 on 11/08/2015
- Component:
- Tires
- Manufactured:
- 01/18/2008 - 10/11/2015
- Affected:
- 1,876
- Defect:
- Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 peterbilt 340, 2010, 2012, and 2015-2016 peterbilt 337, 2010 peterbilt 335, 2011-2016 peterbilt 348, 2009 and 2011-2016 peterbilt 365, 2009 and 2012-2013 peterbilt 386, 2009-2015 peterbilt 388, 2015-2016 peterbilt 389, and 2015 peterbilt 567 auto hauler vehicles. the affected trucks are equipped with michelin 295/60r22.5 xza-2 front tires that have a speed rating less than the vehicle is governed to.
- Consequence:
- Higher vehicle speeds and other factors such as tire load and road temperatures may result in premature tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the engine's vehicle speed parameters to limit the maximum vehicle speed to the tire speed rating, free of charge. the recall began on january 4, 2016. owners may contact peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. paccar's number for this recall is 1115p.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 17V593000 on 09/25/2017
- Component:
- Steering
- Manufactured:
- 02/17/2015 - 06/25/2015
- Affected:
- 17,737
- Defect:
- Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain 2016 peterbilt 220, 320, 325, 330, 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 384, 386, 389, 389g, 567, 579 and 587 trucks and kenworth k170, t170, t270, t370, t440, t470,t660, t680, t800, t880, and w900 trucks equipped with certain spicer d or e series steer axles. the castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen.
- Consequence:
- If the tie rod loosens, it may disconnect from the steering knuckle, causing a complete loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Paccar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque of the castellated nut and tie rod, tightening it as necessary. if the tie rod stud and knuckle on units cannot be sufficiently torqued, the dealer will replace the knuckle and tie rod end assembly, free of charge. the recall began on november 13, 2017. owners may contact peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000 or kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. paccar's number for this recall is p817-c.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 17V593000 on 09/25/2017
- Component:
- Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
- Manufactured:
- 02/17/2015 - 06/25/2015
- Affected:
- 17,737
- Defect:
- Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain 2016 peterbilt 220, 320, 325, 330, 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 384, 386, 389, 389g, 567, 579 and 587 trucks and kenworth k170, t170, t270, t370, t440, t470,t660, t680, t800, t880, and w900 trucks equipped with certain spicer d or e series steer axles. the castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen.
- Consequence:
- If the tie rod loosens, it may disconnect from the steering knuckle, causing a complete loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Paccar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque of the castellated nut and tie rod, tightening it as necessary. if the tie rod stud and knuckle on units cannot be sufficiently torqued, the dealer will replace the knuckle and tie rod end assembly, free of charge. the recall began on november 13, 2017. owners may contact peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000 or kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. paccar's number for this recall is p817-c.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2016 PETERBILT 348 TSBs (5)
- Bulletin:
- 116-1
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Field repair notice: smartnav 2.0 retrofit for models built with pre-production parts.
- Bulletin:
- 10161
- Component:
- 355200 equipment:other:owners/service/other manual
- Summary:
- Fix-as-needed - smartnav software update is available for improvements to in-call audio, radio settings and wheel seek functionality.
- Bulletin:
- 2017-0938
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- E-one vehicles are designed with electrical circuit protection (e.g. fuses), to provide overcurrent protection during short-circuit conditions or malfunction of components. fuses are sometimes shared amongst different circuits. for example,
- Bulletin:
- 7-17
- Component:
- 200000 wheels
- Summary:
- Fix-as-fail ? there is an updated plug to fix leaking steer axle hubcaps.
- Bulletin:
- 26-031
- Component:
- 100000 power train
- Summary:
- Non-safety campaign - chassis with eaton manual or ultrashift transmissions may experience loosening of the bellhousing bolts.
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