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NHTSA campaign 05V445000

Kenworth Recall 05V-445: REAR DRIVE AXLE SPINDLE/ARVINMERITOR

NHTSA recall 05V445000 was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on October 4, 2005, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth W900 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on September 22, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V445000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V445000 (also written 05V-445 or 05V445)
Filed by
PACCAR INCORPORATED
Report received
Potentially affected
1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Axle Assembly
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V445000. 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

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V445000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR SERIES 145 OR 160 REAR DRIVE AXLES, SOME SPINDLES WERE OVERHEATED DURING THE HEAT TREAT PROCESS.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO A FRACTURE OF THE SPINDLE.

Manufacturer remedy

KENWORTH HAS CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND CORRECTED. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS CAMPAIGN.

Notes

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 05V445000

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.