NHTSA campaign 05V189000 · Manufacturer campaign 05KW3 & 405-B
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 05V-189: FRACTURE SUSPENSION BEAM/HOLLAND
NHTSA recall 05V189000 (Manufacturer campaign 05KW3 & 405-B) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on April 28, 2005, with 1,026 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth C500, Kenworth T600, Kenworth T800 and more for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on June 10, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V189000 (also written 05V-189 or 05V189)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05KW3 & 405-B
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,026 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V189000. 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 C500
Kenworth T600
Kenworth T800
Kenworth T2000
Kenworth W900
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 320
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 357
Peterbilt 378
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 379
- 2005 · Vehicles built January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V189000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS, THE SUSPENSION HAS TRANSVERSE BEAM CASTINGS THAT MAY FRACTURE UNDER NORMAL LOADS. IF A CASTING BREAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON A ROADWAY THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR PIECES OF THE CASTING TO BECOME PROJECTILES AND THE SUSPENSION'S TRANSVERSE BEAM MAY DROP DOWN LOW ENOUGH TO CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE SPARKS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE AND CAUSE A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSVERSE BEAM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2005, WITH LETTERS BEING MAILED TO PETERBILT OWNERS; AND ON JUNE 17, 2005, FOR KENWORTH OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201 OR KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440.
Notes
PETERBILT RECALL NO. 405-B AND KENWORTH RECALL NO. 05KW3.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 05V189000
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.