NHTSA campaign 03V410000 · Manufacturer campaign 1003G/03KWA

Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 03V-410: PACCAR/STEER AXLE ASSEMBLIES

NHTSA recall 03V410000 (Manufacturer campaign 1003G/03KWA) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on October 20, 2003, with 1,187 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T2000, Peterbilt 330, Peterbilt 357 and more for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on January 5, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V410000 (also written 03V-410 or 03V410)
Filed by: PACCAR INCORPORATED
Manufacturer campaign number: 1003G/03KWA
Report received: October 20, 2003
Potentially affected: 1,187 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Linkages — Knuckle — Spindle — Arm
Owners notified: January 5, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V410000. 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 T2000
- 2003 · Vehicles built August 21, 2003 – August 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Kenworth recalls

Peterbilt

Peterbilt 330
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 31, 2003 – October 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 357
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 31, 2003 – October 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 362
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 31, 2003 – October 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 378
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 31, 2003 – October 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 379
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 31, 2003 – October 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 385
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 31, 2003 – October 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 387
- 2003 · Vehicles built July 31, 2003 – October 8, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Peterbilt recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V410000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DANA SPICER INTEGRAL KNUCKLE AND STEER ARM ASSEMBLIES, THE STEER AXLE ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE A LONGITUDINAL CRACK IN THE STEER ARM.

Safety consequence

IF THE CRACK SHOULD PROPAGATE OVER TIME, THE BALL COULD BECOME LOOSE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE KNUCKLE AND STEER ARM ASSEMBLIES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 OR PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4201.

Notes

KENWORTH RECALL NO. 03KWA\PETERBILT RECALL NO. 1003G.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 03V410000

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.