NHTSA campaign 05V165000 · Manufacturer campaign 05KW2
Kenworth Recall 05V-165: ALUMINUM WHEELS/ACCURIDE
NHTSA recall 05V165000 (Manufacturer campaign 05KW2) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on April 20, 2005, with 20 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth W900 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on April 29, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V165000 (also written 05V-165 or 05V165)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05KW2
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Wheels
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V165000. 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 W900
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 4, 2005 – March 15, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V165000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY PRE-STRESSED. THIS ALLOWS CRACKS TO DEVELOP OVER TIME.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WHEEL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND THE WHEELS REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH'S RECALL NO. 05KW2.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V165000
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.