NHTSA campaign 08V487000 · Manufacturer campaign 08KWD 908G
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 08V-487: DPF BRACKET STRAPS/CATERPILLAR
NHTSA recall 08V487000 (Manufacturer campaign 08KWD 908G) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on September 23, 2008, with 4,883 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T600, Kenworth T660, Kenworth T800 and more for model years 2006–2009. Owners were notified on September 18, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V487000 (also written 08V-487 or 08V487)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 08KWD 908G
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,883 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V487000. 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 T600
Kenworth T660
Kenworth T800
Kenworth T2000
Kenworth W900
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 365
Peterbilt 367
Peterbilt 379
Peterbilt 384
Peterbilt 386
Peterbilt 387
Peterbilt 388
Peterbilt 389
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V487000.
Defect description
PACCAR IS RECALLING 4,883 MY 2006-2009 KENWORTH T600, T660, T800, W900, T2000 AND MY 2008-2009 PETERBILT 365, 367, 379, 384, 386, 387, 388 AND 389 TRUCKS. INADEQUATE STIFFNESS OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) BRACKET COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DPF FROM THE CHASSIS.
Safety consequence
A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR IF ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKES THE DPF ON THE ROADWAY.
Manufacturer remedy
PACCAR IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 08E041). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986 OR KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 OR PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
Notes
KENWORTH RECALL NO. 08KWD AND PETERBILT RECALL NO. 908G.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 08V487000
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.