Kenworth T2000, T660, T800, W900 and 7 more (2009): Steering
Recall 09V258000 · Jul 8, 2009 · Paccar Incorporated
2,096
vehicles affected
2,096
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09V258000
- Date
- Jul 8, 2009
- Maker
- Paccar Incorporated
- Units affected
- 2,096
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering > Column
- Model years
- 2009
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
PACCAR IS RECALLING 2,096 MY 2009 KENWORTH AND PETERBILT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING SHAFTS. MISLOCATION OF A CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD MAY ALLOW THE SPLINED TUBE AND NON-SPLINED TUBE TO ROTATE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DURING A LOW SPEED, HIGH TORQUE TURN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE TWO TUBES.
What can happen
A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT USING A WELD PLACEMENT GAUGE AND MISWELDED STEERING SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
Vehicles covered
11 models, 11 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 09V258000?
11 models: Kenworth T2000 (2009), Kenworth T660 (2009), Kenworth T800 (2009) and 8 more, about 2,096 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 09V258000?
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT USING A WELD PLACEMENT GAUGE AND MISWELDED STEERING SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
What can happen?
A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND 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.