Peterbilt 365, 367, 384, 386 and 5 more (2012-2016): Electrical system
Recall 15V456000 · Jul 22, 2015 · PACCAR Incorporated
288
vehicles affected
288
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V456000
- Date
- Jul 22, 2015
- Maker
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Units affected
- 288
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Alternator/generator/regulator
- Model years
- 2012-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Peterbilt 365, 367, 384, 386, 388, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured January 13, 2011, to April 20, 2015. The affected trucks, equipped with extended-body Leece Neville alternators, have alternator charge cables that may chafe against a formed metal freon discharge line.
What can happen
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line and install a plastic insulator on the cable end, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt's number for this recall is 715-K.
Vehicles covered
9 models, 45 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V456000?
9 models: Peterbilt 365 (2012-2016), Peterbilt 367 (2012-2016), Peterbilt 384 (2012-2016) and 6 more, about 288 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V456000?
Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line and install a plastic insulator on the cable end, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt's number for this recall.
What can happen?
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
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.