NHTSA campaign 03V288000 · Manufacturer campaign 03KW8/803-D
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 03V-288: PACCAR/REAR HUB RETAINING NUT
NHTSA recall 03V288000 (Manufacturer campaign 03KW8/803-D) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on August 6, 2003, with 132 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T300, Peterbilt 330, Peterbilt 357 and more for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on September 17, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V288000 (also written 03V-288 or 03V288)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 03KW8/803-D
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 132 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Hubs
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V288000. 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 T300
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 7, 2003 – April 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 330
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 7, 2003 – April 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 357
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 7, 2003 – April 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 378
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 7, 2003 – April 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 379
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 7, 2003 – April 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 385
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 7, 2003 – April 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V288000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS, THE LOCKING TAB THAT LOCKS THE OUTER SPINDLE NUT ONTO THE SPINDLE WAS NOT ENGAGED OR PROPERLY BENT OVER.
Safety consequence
FAILURE TO PROPERLY ENGAGE THE LOCKING FEATURE INTO THE NUT COULD CAUSE THE NUT TO LOOSEN WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE WHEEL BEARING TO OVER HEAT AND FAIL IF UNDETECTED. IF THE LOOSE NUT IS NOT DETECTED, THE OUTER END (TIRE, WHEEL AND HUB ASSEMBLY) COULD BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HUBS TO DETERMINE IF THE LOCKING TABS ARE PROPERLY BENT. IF THE LOCKING TABS ARE NOT BENT, THEN DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE APPROPRIATE COMPONENTS FOR PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACE SUCH COMPONENTS AS REQUIRED AND PROPERLY SECURE THE RETAINING NUT BY BENDING OVER THE LOCKING TAB. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 17, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 OR PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 03KW8/PETERBILT RECALL NO. 803-D.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V288000
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.