NHTSA campaign 08V099000 · Manufacturer campaign 08KW2 & 208C
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 08V-099: BROKEN SLACK ADJUSTERS ON SISU AXLES/FABCO
NHTSA recall 08V099000 (Manufacturer campaign 08KW2 & 208C) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on March 4, 2008, with 130 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth C500, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900 and more for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on March 21, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V099000 (also written 08V-099 or 08V099)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 08KW2 & 208C
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 130 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air — Slack Adjusters
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V099000. 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 T800
Kenworth W900
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 357
Peterbilt 379
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V099000.
Defect description
PACCAR IS RECALLING 130 MY 2005-2007 KENWORTH C500, T800, W900, AND PETERBILT MODELS 357 AND 379 TRACTOR TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH FABCO SLACK ADJUSTERS ON SISU AXLES. THE SLACK ADJUSTERS MAY FAIL AS A RESULT OF A FATIGUE CRACK RENDERING THE SLACK ADJUSTER INOPERATIVE. THIS COULD REDUCE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.
Safety consequence
REDUCTION IN BRAKING CAPACITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 21, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 08KW2 AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 208C.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 08V099000
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.