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NHTSA campaign 11V127000 · Manufacturer campaign E026R

Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 11V-127: KENWORTH/PETERBILT/CENTRIFUGAL SPINNER CAP

NHTSA recall 11V127000 (Manufacturer campaign E026R) was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on February 23, 2011, with 4,664 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T660, Kenworth T700, Kenworth T800 and more for model years 2007–2012. Owners were notified on March 4, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 11V127000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
11V127000 (also written 11V-127 or 11V127)
Filed by
PACCAR INCORPORATED
Manufacturer campaign number
E026R
Report received
Potentially affected
4,664 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Other — Storage — Tank Assembly
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V127000. 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

All Kenworth recalls

Peterbilt

  • Peterbilt 320

    • 2012 · Vehicles built March 10, 2008 – February 23, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 330

    • 2012 · Vehicles built March 10, 2008 – February 23, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 365

  • Peterbilt 367

  • Peterbilt 384

  • Peterbilt 386

  • Peterbilt 387

  • Peterbilt 388

  • Peterbilt 389

  • Peterbilt 587

All Peterbilt recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V127000.

Defect description

PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2012 KENWORTH T2000, T660, T700, T800, AND W900, AS WELL AS MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 PETERBILT 365, 367, 384, 386, 387, 388, 389, AND 587 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH PACCAR MX ENGINES. THE OIL MODULE CENTRIFUGAL SPINNER FILTER CAP IN THE PACCAR MX ENGINE MAY BECOME LOOSE, POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE CAP TO COME OFF AND ENGINE OIL TO PARTIALLY DISCHARGE FROM THE OIL MODULE ONTO EXHAUST COMPONENTS.

Safety consequence

THE DISCHARGE OF ENGINE OIL ONTO EXHAUST COMPONENTS WHICH ARE HOT, SUCH AS WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER SIGNIFICANT LOAD, MAY CAUSE A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL RE-TORQUE THE OIL MODULE FILTER CAP AND INSTALL A SECONDARY RETENTION DEVICE ON THE SECONDARY CENTRIFUGAL SPINNER FILTER CAP. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.

Notes

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 11V127000

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.