NHTSA campaign 06V391000 · Manufacturer campaign 1006C & 06KW1
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 06V-391: ADJUSTABLE LOWER TORQUE RODS/CHALMERS
NHTSA recall 06V391000 (Manufacturer campaign 1006C & 06KW1) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on October 13, 2006, with 572 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth C500, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900 and more for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on October 9, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V391000 (also written 06V-391 or 06V391)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 1006C & 06KW1
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 572 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Driveline
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V391000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 15, 2006 – November 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T800
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 15, 2006 – November 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth W900
- 2006 · Vehicles built March 15, 2006 – November 10, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 340
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – November 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 357
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – November 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 365
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – November 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 378
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – November 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 379
- 2006 · Vehicles built September 13, 2006 – November 1, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V391000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSIONS, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD END CASTINGS MAY BE BRITTLE. A BRITTLE ROD END CASTING MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLES' REAR AXLES TO BECOME MISALIGNED.
Safety consequence
THIS MISALIGNMENT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AT SPEEDS THAT MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END. IF A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE TORQUE ROD WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196 OR KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 06KW1 AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 1006C.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 06V391000
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.