NHTSA campaign 06V446000 · Manufacturer campaign 06KW4
Kenworth Recall 06V-446: CRUISE CONTROL PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH/HONEYWELL
NHTSA recall 06V446000 (Manufacturer campaign 06KW4) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on November 24, 2006, with 116 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T800, Kenworth T2000 and Kenworth T300 for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on January 10, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V446000 (also written 06V-446 or 06V446)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 06KW4
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 116 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Cruise Control
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V446000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V446000.
Defect description
AN INCORRECT SWITCH WAS INSTALLED IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ON CERTAIN MODEL T300 TRUCKS.
Safety consequence
A LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WILL NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF BY THE DASH SWITCH. THIS COULD LEAD TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
KENWORTH WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT SENSOR SWITCH. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 06KW4.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 06V446000
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.