NHTSA campaign 07V287000 · Manufacturer campaign 607F & 07KWC
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 07V-287: ECM ISM C876 ENGINES/CUMMINS
NHTSA recall 07V287000 (Manufacturer campaign 607F & 07KWC) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on July 5, 2007, with 618 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T800, Peterbilt 320, Peterbilt 357 and more for the 2008 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V287000 (also written 07V-287 or 07V287)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 607F & 07KWC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 618 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V287000. 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 T800
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 320
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 15, 2006 – April 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 357
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 15, 2006 – April 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 365
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 15, 2006 – April 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 367
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 15, 2006 – April 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 386
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 15, 2006 – April 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 388
- 2008 · Vehicles built September 15, 2006 – April 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V287000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISM C876 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE INPUTS OF THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OR FROM A DRIVER ACTUATED DASH SWITCH THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF UNINTENDED (OR UNEXPECTED) ELEVATED EXHAUST TEMPERATURES.
Safety consequence
WHILE THIS CONDITION DOES NOT INVOLVE A RISK OF FIRE IN THE VEHICLE ITSELF, IT COULD PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD IN A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCES THAT CAN MELT, BURN, OR EXPLODE.
Manufacturer remedy
CUMMINS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PACCAR, WILL CONDUCT THE REMEDY CAMPAIGN. CUMMIS WILL INSTALL NEW ECM SOFTWARE. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357, PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201 OR KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440.
Notes
PETERBILT RECALL NO. 607F AND KENWORTH RECALL NO. 07KWC.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 07V287000
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.