NHTSA campaign 14V722000

Kenworth Recall 14V-722: Undersized Wire Gauge for Stop Lamp Circuit

NHTSA recall 14V722000 was reported by PACCAR Incorporated on November 10, 2014, with 1,380 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth C500, Kenworth T400, Kenworth T660 and more for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on December 19, 2014, 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 14V722000 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
14V722000 (also written 14V-722 or 14V722)
Filed by
PACCAR Incorporated
Report received
Potentially affected
1,380 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System
Owners notified

Repair completion: 64.64% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V722000. 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 C500

    • 2015 · Vehicles built September 19, 2014 – October 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth T400

    • 2015 · Vehicles built September 19, 2014 – October 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth T660

    • 2015 · Vehicles built September 19, 2014 – October 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth T800

    • 2015 · Vehicles built September 19, 2014 – October 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
  • Kenworth W900

    • 2015 · Vehicles built September 19, 2014 – October 30, 2014 (per NHTSA)
All Kenworth recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V722000.

Defect description

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Kenworth T660, T800, W900, T400, and C500 heavy trucks manufactured September 19, 2014, to October 30, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been produced with an undersized wire gauge for the trailer stop lamp circuit in the instrument panel harness.

Safety consequence

If the smaller wire gauge may overheat increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.

Manufacturer remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective wire with a properly sized wire, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth).

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 14V722000

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.