Kenworth C500, T660, T680, T800 and 9 more (2017): Electrical system
Recall 16V426000 · Jun 10, 2016 · PACCAR Incorporated
3,227
vehicles affected
3,227
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V426000
- Date
- Jun 10, 2016
- Maker
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Units affected
- 3,227
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Ignition > Module
- Model years
- 2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2017 Kenworth C500, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2016, to April 26, 2016 and 2017 Peterbilt 320, 365, 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured March 10, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engines and have an engine control module (ECM) that may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning without the ability to restart it.
What can happen
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The began on July 8, 2016. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357, Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 16KWB (Kenworth) and 616-C (Peterbilt).
Vehicles covered
13 models, 13 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V426000?
13 models: Kenworth C500 (2017), Kenworth T660 (2017), Kenworth T680 (2017) and 10 more, about 3,227 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V426000?
Cummins will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The began on July 8, 2016. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357, Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's numbers for.
What can happen?
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.