Electronic Stability Control (esc)

NHTSA campaign 19V657000 · announced September 17, 2019 · filed by Transportation Power, Inc. · 12 units affected

The problem

Transportation Power, Inc. (TransPower) is recalling certain 2017-2018 electric trucks built on Peterbilt 579 chassis. The vehicles do not have stabilization hardware and software that interacts with the braking system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."

The risk

Without a Electronic Stability Control system, there is a greater chance of loss of stability control, which increases the risk of a crash.

What to do

TransPower will notify owners, and dealers will install an Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system, free of charge. The recall began September 26, 2019. Owners may contact TransPower customer service at 1-858-248-4255.

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

• 2017 Peterbilt 579
• 2018 Peterbilt 579

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