NHTSA campaign 13V027000 · Manufacturer campaign 13KWA/113-A
Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 13V-027: Rear Suspension may Re-inflate with Key-off
NHTSA recall 13V027000 (Manufacturer campaign 13KWA/113-A) was reported by PACCAR Incorporated on January 25, 2013, with 330 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T680, Peterbilt 567 and Peterbilt 579 for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on February 13, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V027000 (also written 13V-027 or 13V027)
- Filed by
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 13KWA/113-A
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 330 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear — Springs — Air Suspension System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V027000. 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 T680
- 2013 · Vehicles built November 29, 2012 – December 6, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 567
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 28, 2012 – December 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Peterbilt 579
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 28, 2012 – December 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V027000.
Defect description
PACCAR is recalling certain model year 2013 Kenworth T680 vehicles, manufactured from November 29, 2012, through December 6, 2012; and model year 2013 Peterbilt 579 and 567 vehicles, manufactured from August 28, 2012, through December 31, 2012. These vehicles were equipped with the air suspension dump valve option. New software may cause the rear air suspension to re-inflate without warning when the operator turns the ignition key to the "off" position.
Safety consequence
An unexpected re-inflation of the suspension could result in personal injury to a person near the rear suspension.
Manufacturer remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the software. The recall will begin during February 2013. Owners may contact Kenworth at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000.
Notes
Kenworth's recall campaign number is 13KWA.Peterbilt's recall campaign number is 113-A.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V027000
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.