NHTSA campaign 07V409000 · Manufacturer campaign 807J
Peterbilt Recall 07V-409: ALUMINUM FUEL TANK LONGITUDINAL WELD SEAMS
NHTSA recall 07V409000 (Manufacturer campaign 807J) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on September 10, 2007, with 319 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterbilt 367, Peterbilt 386, Peterbilt 387 and more for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on October 8, 2007, 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 07V409000 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
- 07V409000 (also written 07V-409 or 07V409)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 807J
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 319 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V409000. 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.
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 367
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 26, 2007 – July 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 386
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 26, 2007 – July 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 387
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 26, 2007 – July 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 388
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 26, 2007 – July 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 398
- 2008 · Vehicles built June 26, 2007 – July 31, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V409000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PETERBILT TRUCKS, THE LONGITUDINAL SEAMS ON THE FUEL TANKS WERE FABRICATED USING AN INCORRECT WELD SPEED FOR THE GIVEN MATERIAL THICKNESS. THIS ERROR RESULTED IN A WELD WHICH DID NOT COMPLETELY PENETRATE THE ENTIRE MATERIAL THICKNESS.
Safety consequence
FUEL TANKS POSSESSING THIS DEFECT COULD LEAK DIESEL FUEL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE FUEL TANKS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 8, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201.
Notes
PETERBILT RECALL NO. 807J.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 07V409000
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.