NHTSA campaign 03V343000 · Manufacturer campaign 903-F
Peterbilt Recall 03V-343: PACCAR/PETERBILT/BRAKES/STEERING
NHTSA recall 03V343000 (Manufacturer campaign 903-F) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on September 15, 2003, with 111 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterbilt 379 for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on January 6, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V343000 (also written 03V-343 or 03V343)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 903-F
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 111 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Slack Adjusters
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V343000. 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 379
- 2003 · Vehicles built May 27, 2003 – August 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V343000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR 15X4 FRONT BRAKES AND DANA E1200 STEER AXLE, THE LEFT BRAKE CANNOT FULLY APPLY OR IT WOULD BECOME STUCK AND NOT RELEASE.
Safety consequence
IF THE LEFT BRAKE CANNOT FULLY BE APPLIED OR IF IT WERE TO BECOME STUCK AND NOT RELEASE, THIS COULD AFFECT THE VEHILCE STOPPING DISTANCE AND STABILITY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE "UNHANDED" AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER WITH A "HANDED" AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER THAT HAS A SIDE MOUNTED PAWL NUT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 6, 2004. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE FREMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4201.
Notes
PETERBILT RECALL NO. 903-F.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 03V343000
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.