NHTSA campaign 01V179000 · Manufacturer campaign 601-G
Peterbilt Recall 01V-179: PACCAR/PETERBILT/CAB DOORS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 01V179000 (Manufacturer campaign 601-G) was reported by PACCAR, INCORPORATED on June 5, 2001, with 52,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterbilt 330, Peterbilt 357, Peterbilt 362 and more for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on June 22, 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 01V179000 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
- 01V179000 (also written 01V-179 or 01V179)
- Filed by
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 601-G
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 52,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V179000. 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.
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 330
Peterbilt 357
Peterbilt 362
Peterbilt 377
Peterbilt 378
Peterbilt 379
Peterbilt 385
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V179000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. A CHANGE IN THE INTERNAL LINKAGE OF CERTAIN CAB DOORS HAS CREATED A POSSIBLE BINDING CONDITION.
Safety consequence
IF THE LINKAGE BINDS, FULL ENGAGEMENT OF THE DOOR LATCH MAY NOT OCCUR, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN INADVERTENTLY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE DOOR LINKAGE TO CORRECT THE POTENTIAL OF BINDING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 22, 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 PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4000.
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 01V179000
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.