Electrical System

NHTSA campaign 14V722000 · announced November 10, 2014 · filed by Paccar Incorporated · 1,380 units affected

The problem

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Kenworth T660, T800, W900, T400, and C500 heavy trucks manufactured September 19, 2014, to October 30, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been produced with an undersized wire gauge for the trailer stop lamp circuit in the instrument panel harness.

The risk

If the smaller wire gauge may overheat increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.

What to do

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective wire with a properly sized wire, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth).

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2015 Kenworth C500
• 2015 Kenworth T400
• 2015 Kenworth T660
• 2015 Kenworth T800
• 2015 Kenworth W900

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.