NHTSA campaign 14V178000 · Manufacturer campaign 414-E
Peterbilt Recall 14V-178: Lighting Combination may be too Bright/FMVSS 108
NHTSA recall 14V178000 (Manufacturer campaign 414-E) was reported by PACCAR Incorporated on April 8, 2014, with 63 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterbilt 587 for model years 2014–2015. Owners were notified on May 15, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V178000 (also written 14V-178 or 14V178)
- Filed by
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 414-E
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 63 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Fog Lights
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 393
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V178000. 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.
Peterbilt
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V178000.
Defect description
Paccar Inc., is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Peterbilt 587 vehicles manufactured November 11, 2013, through March 7, 2014. If the driver turns on the high beams, the fog lights will automatically turn off, but after 10 seconds they may turn back on due to a software malfunction. The combination of the high beams and fog lights may exceed the permissable limits of light output. Therefore, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Safety consequence
If both the fog lamps and high beams are illuminated at the same time, oncoming traffic may be blinded by the excessive light, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will update the Cab Electronic Control Unit (CECU) to correct the programming so the fog lights do not come on when the high beams are on, free of charge. The recall began in May 2014. Owners may contact Peterbilt at 1-800-473-8372. Paccar's number for this recall is 414-E.
Notes
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 14V178000
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.