Peterbilt 389 (2015): Steering
Recall 14V731000 · Nov 13, 2014 · PACCAR Incorporated
35
vehicles affected
35
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V731000
- Date
- Nov 13, 2014
- Maker
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Units affected
- 35
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Steering
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V731000?
1 model: Peterbilt 389 (2015), about 35 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V731000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
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.