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NHTSA campaign 08V485000 · Manufacturer campaign 08KWB

Kenworth Recall 08V-485: BRAKE ASSEMBLIES/AIRGLIDE 400 REAR SUSPENSION

NHTSA recall 08V485000 (Manufacturer campaign 08KWB) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on September 24, 2008, with 130 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T600, Kenworth T660, Kenworth T800 and more for model years 2004–2009. Owners were notified on January 26, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V485000 (also written 08V-485 or 08V485)
Filed by
PACCAR INCORPORATED
Manufacturer campaign number
08KWB
Report received
Potentially affected
130 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V485000. 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

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V485000.

Defect description

PACCAR IS RECALLING 130 MY 2004-2009 T2000, T800, T600, W900 AND T660 KENWORTH TRUCKS BUILT WITH AN AG400 REAR SUSPENSION, LONG STROKE BRAKE CHAMBERS, AND WIDE BASE TIRES (SUPER SINGLES). THESE VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP AN INCREASE IN LATERAL AND VERTICAL AXLE MOVEMENT. THIS MOVEMENT MAY CAUSE PART OR PARTS OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY (BRAKE CAM TUBE SUPPORT, BRAKE CHAMBER BRACKET, BRAKE CHAMBER, BRAKE SPIDER) TO DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE PART OR PARTS WITHIN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY.

Safety consequence

A FAILURE MAY REDUCE VEHICLE BRAKE PERFORMANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CAM TUBE SUPPORT BRACKETS ON ALL OF THE REAR AXLE WHEEL ENDS. INSPECT THE REAR AXLE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE IT IF CRACKED. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.

Notes

KENWORTH RECALL NO. 08KWB. CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08V485000

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.