2011 KENWORTH C500 Recalls (6)
- Campaign:
- 10V212000 on 05/18/2010
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:drum:chamber
- Manufactured:
- 10/23/2008 - 01/12/2010
- Affected:
- 10
- Defect:
- Kenworth is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 c500 trucks manufactured from october 24, 2008 through january 13, 2010. during maneuvers with certain combinations of wheel turn, articulation, and bump, the brake chamber can contact the rear hood support.
- Consequence:
- The contact can damage the brake chamber leading to a loss of braking function at the affected wheel end, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Kenworth will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall began on june 8, 2010. owners may contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Kenworth's recall number is 10kwc.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 10V212000 on 05/18/2010
- Component:
- Structure:body:hood
- Manufactured:
- 10/23/2008 - 01/12/2010
- Affected:
- 10
- Defect:
- Kenworth is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 c500 trucks manufactured from october 24, 2008 through january 13, 2010. during maneuvers with certain combinations of wheel turn, articulation, and bump, the brake chamber can contact the rear hood support.
- Consequence:
- The contact can damage the brake chamber leading to a loss of braking function at the affected wheel end, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Kenworth will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall began on june 8, 2010. owners may contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Kenworth's recall number is 10kwc.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 10V452000 on 10/03/2010
- Component:
- Exterior lighting
- Manufactured:
- 03/31/2010 - 08/29/2010
- Affected:
- 3,040
- Defect:
- Kenworth is recalling certain model year 2011 t660, t800, w900, c500, t440, and t470 vehicles manufactured from april 1, 2009, through august 30, 2010. one of the four harness spade terminal connections to the chassis load center may become completely unseated. a completely unseated connection may result in a power loss to a portion of the vehicle's exterior lighting.
- Consequence:
- Power loss of the vehicle's exterior lighting may reduce the visibility of the vehicle to other drivers increasing the risk of a crash with the vehicle.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect the harness and re-seating the female connectors on the male spade terminals. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on october 29, 2010. owners may contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Paccar safety recall no. 10kwg. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 11V157000 on 03/09/2011
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:slack adjusters
- Manufactured:
- 10/17/2010 - 01/27/2011
- Affected:
- 280
- Defect:
- Paccar is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 kenworth t270/370, t440/t470, t800, t660, w900 and c500 vehicles manufactured between october 18, 2010, and january 28, 2011. certain cast iron slack adjuster housings, which transmit braking force from the brake chamber push rod to the brake cam tube, may include a flow notch in the handle portion of the housing due to an error during the casting process. a flow notch in the handle portion may reduce the effective cross section structure and cause the slack adjuster housing to fracture.
- Consequence:
- If the slack adjuster housing were to fracture, the wheel brake to which the slack adjuster housing is attached would no longer function, which could increase vehicle stopping distances, and if mounted on the steer axle, could cause the vehicle to pull to one side during braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will inspect and replace the slack adjuster housing as necessary. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall began on march 30, 2011. owners may contact kenworth at 425-828-5440.
- Notes:
- Kenworth safety recall. no.11kwa.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 11V203000 on 03/30/2011
- Component:
- Engine and engine cooling
- Manufactured:
- 05/10/2006 - 09/08/2010
- Affected:
- 5,831
- Defect:
- Paccar is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 kenworth c500, t2000, t600, and t660, as well as model year 2009-2011 peterbilt 387 and 388 trucks equipped with caterpillar c15 engine and manufactured from may 11, 2006, through september 17, 2010. degradation of a combustion tube weld can cause radial heat impingement on the body which may burn through certain bodies used on c15 engines.
- Consequence:
- This could result in a fire.
- Correction:
- Caterpillar is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. please see caterpillar's defect report 11e-006. caterpillar will replace the single piece combustion tube with a thick wall combustion tube which will not allow the heat to break through. this service will be performed free of charge. due to a parts supply issue, owners will be notified by the end of april 2011 about the safety defect, and will then be notified again once the free remedy is available, currently estimated to be around late july 2011. owners may contact caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.
- Notes:
- Kenworth safety recall no. 11kwb & peterbilt safety recall no. 0311-a.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
- Campaign:
- 15V271000 on 05/07/2015
- Component:
- Visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor
- Manufactured:
- 10/31/2010 - 04/06/2015
- Affected:
- 104,807
- Defect:
- Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 kenworth t270, t370, t440, t470, c500, c540, c550, t660, t800, w900, and 963 trucks manufactured november 1, 2010, to april 6, 2015. in the affected trucks, water may leak into the wiper motor.
- Consequence:
- As water leaks in, the wiper may cease to function on the 'intermittent' setting, reducing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. additionally, the water may cause corrosion which, over time, may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Paccar is still developing and testing a remedy. the recall is expected to begin in july 2015. an interim letter was sent to owners on july 2, 2015. the recall began on september 2, 1015. owners may contact kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. paccar's number for this recall is 15kwf.
- 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.
2011 KENWORTH C500 TSBs (7)
- Bulletin:
- TIB-15-20
- Component:
- 015200 steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections
- Summary:
- Paccar service bulletin: see document search button for owner letter. the hydraulic hose may have been improperly routed. kenworth c500. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TIB-43-019
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Paccar: the chassis need pre-production parts removed and retrofitted with production parts. *rm
- Bulletin:
- TIB-43-23
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Kenworth: information regarding rear nox sensor repairs should include system updates for chassis operating in conditions which result in moisture related sensor failures with improved moisture protection exhaust design for rear nox sens
- Bulletin:
- TIB-43-22
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Kenworth: see document search button for owner letter. bulletin refers to the dual exhaust rear nox sensor moisture protection campaign. to divert moisture from the rear (scr outlet) nox sensor there is a new design for exhaust element.
- Bulletin:
- TIB-43-025
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Kenworth: the standard production components are replacing the pre-production components. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TIB-15-021
- Component:
- 017100 steering:linkages:link:drag:connection
- Summary:
- Kenworth: see document search button for owner letter. the chassis may not have the proper assembly controls in place for draglink connections torque. models c500, k500, t660, t800 and w900 2011-2012. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TIB-03-047
- Component:
- 092000 fuel system, other:delivery
- Summary:
- Kenworth: diagnostics indicate failed fuel level sensor function in repairs and before component is replaced, dial face should be cleaned and failure verified. all kenworth models with ohm dial or open card style fuel senders. *
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