NHTSA campaign 10V452000 · Manufacturer campaign 10KWG
Kenworth Recall 10V-452: KENWORTH/CHASSIS LOAD CENTER CONNECTION
NHTSA recall 10V452000 (Manufacturer campaign 10KWG) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on September 29, 2010, with 3,040 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth C500, Kenworth T440, Kenworth T470 and more for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on October 29, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V452000 (also written 10V-452 or 10V452)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 10KWG
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,040 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V452000. 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
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T440
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T470
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T660
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T800
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth W900
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2010 – August 30, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V452000.
Defect description
KENWORTH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 T660, T800, W900, C500, T440, AND T470 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2009, THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2010. ONE OF THE FOUR HARNESS SPADE TERMINAL CONNECTIONS TO THE CHASSIS LOAD CENTER MAY BECOME COMPLETELY UNSEATED. A COMPLETELY UNSEATED CONNECTION MAY RESULT IN A POWER LOSS TO A PORTION OF THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
Safety consequence
POWER LOSS OF THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO OTHER DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HARNESS AND RE-SEATING THE FEMALE CONNECTORS ON THE MALE SPADE TERMINALS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
PACCAR SAFETY RECALL NO. 10KWG. 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 10V452000
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.