NHTSA campaign 05V570000 · Manufacturer campaign 05KW7 & 1205E
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 05V-570: VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE/OIL LEAK
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V570000 (Manufacturer campaign 05KW7 & 1205E) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on December 22, 2005, with 30,995 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth C500, Kenworth T600, Kenworth T800 and more for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on April 17, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V570000 (also written 05V-570 or 05V570)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 05KW7 & 1205E
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30,995 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE05-049 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V570000. 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 357
Peterbilt 378
Peterbilt 379
Peterbilt 385
Peterbilt 387
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V570000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES, THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE MAY WEAR AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD IF NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY.
Safety consequence
THE OIL LINE MAY BE CUT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND A POSSIBLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
CATERPILLAR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PACCAR, WILL BE CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CALL CATERPILLAR AT 309-675-6496, KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440, OR PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 05KW7 AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 1205E.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 05V570000
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.