NHTSA campaign 10V654000 · Manufacturer campaign 10KWK
Kenworth Recall 10V-654: KENWORTH/HOOD STRUT SAFETY LATCH
NHTSA recall 10V654000 (Manufacturer campaign 10KWK) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on December 22, 2010, with 1,510 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T660 and Kenworth T700 for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on February 28, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V654000 (also written 10V-654 or 10V654)
- Filed by
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 10KWK
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,510 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Hood — Latch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V654000. 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 August 9, 2010 – November 4, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Kenworth T700
- 2011 · Vehicles built August 9, 2010 – November 4, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V654000.
Defect description
KENWORTH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 T660 AND T700 TRACTOR TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 9, 2010, AND NOVEMBER 4, 2010. THE SAFETY LATCH FEATURE THAT KEEPS THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FROM CLOSING AFTER A USER OPENS THE HOOD MAY FAIL TO OPERATE.
Safety consequence
FAILURE OF THE SAFETY LATCH FEATURE MAY CAUSE THE HOOD TO UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSE WHILE OPEN, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR VEHICLE DAMAGE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DUAL MAGNETS WITH A SINGLE MAGNET ON THE SAFETY LATCH. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
Notes
KENWORTH SAFETY RECALL NO. 10KWK.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 10V654000
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.