NHTSA campaign 10V453000 · Manufacturer campaign E008R
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 10V-453: KENWORTH/PERTERBILT EGR VALVE SEAL OIL LEAK
NHTSA recall 10V453000 (Manufacturer campaign E008R) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on October 1, 2010, with 384 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T660, Kenworth T700, Kenworth T800 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
- 10V453000 (also written 10V-453 or 10V453)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- E008R
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 384 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Emission Control — Gas Recirculation Valve (EGR VALVE)
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V453000. 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 T660
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 19, 2010 – July 27, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T700
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 13, 2010 – August 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T800
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 19, 2010 – July 27, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth W900
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 19, 2010 – July 27, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 365
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 13, 2010 – August 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 367
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 13, 2010 – August 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 384
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 13, 2010 – August 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 386
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 13, 2010 – August 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 387
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 13, 2010 – August 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 388
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 13, 2010 – August 3, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V453000.
Defect description
PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR KENWORTH AND PETERBILT VEHICLES. A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE SEAL SUPPLIED BY A COMPONENT MANUFACTURER INSTALLED ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) VALVE ACTUATOR MAY CAUSE EVENTUAL DELAMINATION OF THE SEAL. DELAMINATION OF THE SEAL MAY ALLOW ENGINE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE EGR VALVE ONTO EXHAUST COMPONENTS.
Safety consequence
THE LEAKING OF ENGINE OIL ONTO HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS, SUCH AS WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER SIGNIFICANT LOAD, MAY CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PACCAR MX ENGINE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 940-591-4196.
Notes
PACCAR SAFETY RECALL NO. E008R.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 10V453000
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.