NHTSA campaign 10V211000 · Manufacturer campaign 10KWD
Kenworth Recall 10V-211: KENWORTH/SPRING BRAKE AIR GOVERNOR
NHTSA recall 10V211000 (Manufacturer campaign 10KWD) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on May 10, 2010, with 22 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T270, Kenworth T370 and Kenworth T800 for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on June 10, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V211000 (also written 10V-211 or 10V211)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 10KWD
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 22 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V211000. 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 T270
- 2011 · Vehicles built January 28, 2010 – March 19, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T370
- 2011 · Vehicles built January 28, 2010 – March 19, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T800
- 2011 · Vehicles built January 28, 2010 – March 19, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V211000.
Defect description
KENWORTH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 T270, T370, AND T800 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 28 THROUGH MARCH 19, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH DV-2 AIR GOVERNOR CONTAINING PART NUMBER G90-1070-2111111 ON THE T270/370 MODEL TRUCKS AND PART NUMBER G90-1070-11113111 ON THE T800 MODEL TRUCKS. THE DV-2 AIR GOVERNOR WAS MISASSEMBLED WITH A BLANK PLUG INSTEAD OF A BREATHER. WITHOUT THE BREATHER INSTALLED, THE AIR GOVERNOR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DETECT THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE AIR SYSTEM DURING NORMAL USE. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN THE SLOW ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY SPRING BRAKES.
Safety consequence
ALTHOUGH THE OPERATOR IS WARNED OF LOW AIR PRESSURE BY AUDIBLE AND VISUAL LOW AIR PRESSURE WARNING ALARMS, A VEHICLE CRASH OR FIRE IS POSSIBLE IF THESE WARNINGS ARE NOT HEEDED.
Manufacturer remedy
KENWORTH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES BY REPLACING THE BLANK PLUG WITH A BREATHER AND INSPECT FOR PROPER FUNCTION FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10KWD.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V211000
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.