NHTSA campaign 14V731000 · Manufacturer campaign 1114K
Peterbilt Recall 14V-731: Incorrect or Loose Steering Wheel Attachment
NHTSA recall 14V731000 (Manufacturer campaign 1114K) was reported by PACCAR Incorporated on November 13, 2014, with 35 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterbilt 389 for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on January 22, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V731000 (also written 14V-731 or 14V731)
- Filed by
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 1114K
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 35 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 85.71% (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 14V731000. 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
Peterbilt 389
- 2015 · Vehicles built September 30, 2014 – November 3, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V731000.
Defect description
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Peterbilt 389 "Pride and Class" edition trucks manufactured September 30, 2014, to November 3, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the steering wheel may have been installed with an incorrect attachment nut, or the nut may not be have been properly torqued.
Safety consequence
An incorrect or improperly torqued steering wheel attachment nut could allow the steering wheel to come loose, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering wheel attachment nut, and replace it and/or tighten it, as necessary, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-940-591-4220 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's number for this recall is 1114K.
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 14V731000
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.