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NHTSA campaign 15V597000 · Manufacturer campaign 15KWM and 915-L

Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 15V-597: Defective Engine Control Module may Cause Stall

NHTSA recall 15V597000 (Manufacturer campaign 15KWM and 915-L) was reported by PACCAR Incorporated on September 24, 2015, with 354 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T370, Kenworth T660, Kenworth T680 and more for the 2016 model year. Owners were notified on October 22, 2015, 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 15V597000 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
15V597000 (also written 15V-597 or 15V597)
Filed by
PACCAR Incorporated
Manufacturer campaign number
15KWM and 915-L
Report received
Potentially affected
354 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Ignition — Module
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V597000. 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 T370

    • 2016 · Vehicles built July 31, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Kenworth T660

    • 2016 · Vehicles built July 31, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Kenworth T680

    • 2016 · Vehicles built July 31, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Kenworth T800

    • 2016 · Vehicles built July 31, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Kenworth T880

    • 2016 · Vehicles built July 31, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Kenworth W900

    • 2016 · Vehicles built July 31, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Kenworth recalls

Peterbilt

  • Peterbilt 337

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 348

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 365

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 367

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 382

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 386

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 389

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 567

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 579

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)

  • Peterbilt 587

    • 2016 · Vehicles built August 4, 2015 – August 12, 2015 (per NHTSA)
All Peterbilt recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V597000.

Defect description

Paccar Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kenworth T370, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured July 31, 2015, to August 12, 2015, and 2016 Peterbilt 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning.

Safety consequence

An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2015. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Paccar's numbers for this recall are 15KWM (Kenworth) and 915-L (Peterbilt).

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 15V597000

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.