NHTSA campaign 01V021000 · Manufacturer campaign 01KW01

Kenworth Recall 01V-021: PACCAR/KENWORTH/CIRCUIT BREAKER

NHTSA recall 01V021000 (Manufacturer campaign 01KW01) was reported by PACCAR, INCORPORATED on February 5, 2001, with 1,992 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth C500, Kenworth T600, Kenworth T800 and more for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on February 26, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V021000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V021000 (also written 01V-021 or 01V021)
Filed by
PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Manufacturer campaign number
01KW01
Report received
Potentially affected
1,992 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V021000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Kenworth

  • Kenworth C500

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built May 13, 1999 – January 9, 2001 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth T600

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built May 13, 1999 – January 9, 2001 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth T800

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built May 13, 1999 – January 9, 2001 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth W900

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built May 13, 1999 – January 9, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Kenworth recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V021000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL FIREWALL-MOUNTED CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE MAIN CAB POWER AND BATTERY POWER LEADS WERE ATTACHED INCORRECTLY. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE MAIN CAB POWER BEING UNPROTECTED.

Safety consequence

IF A WIRING SHORT OCCURRED ANYWHERE ALONG THE CAB POWER CIRCUIT, THE AVAILABLE BATTERY POWER COULD ARC AND CAUSE SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AS NEEDED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 26, 2001. 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 1-425-828-5000.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V021000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.