Kenworth C500 2018

• Recall 250685 [USA]: Insufficient air volume can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
  Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain 2009-2021 kenworth c500, 2014-2015 kenworth t440, 2009-2015 kenworth t660, 2015-2024 kenworth t680, 2009-2024 kenworth t800, 2013-2023 kenworth t880, 2016 kenworth t470, and 2009-2019 kenworth w900 vehicles. The air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 121, "air brake systems."
  dealers will install the correct volume air tanks, free of charge. Interim letters were mailed april 22, 2023. A second letter will be mailed once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact paccar customer service at 1-425-828-5888. Paccar's number for this recall is 24kwd.
  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.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 127294 [USA]: Unintended movement of a vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
  Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain 2018-2019 peterbilt 337, 348, 365, 367, 389, 567, 579 and 587 trucks and 2018-2019 kenworth c500, t270, t370, t440, t660, t680, t800, t880 and w900 trucks equipped with automated manual transmissions. An internal component in the clutch assembly may fail, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement.
  paccar will notify owners, and dealers will update the transmission control module, free of charge. The recall began february 23, 2019. Owners may contact paccar customer service at 1-940-591-4220. Paccar's numbers for this recall are 18pbe and 18kwh.
  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.

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• Recall 127157 [USA]: If the fuel line bursts, fuel may leak onto the road resulting in a roadway hazard for other motorists. the engine may also stall without warning, resulting in the vehicle's inability to restart, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain 2017-2019 kenworth c500, t600, t660, t680, t800, t880 and w900 trucks, as well as peterbilt 367, 386, 389, 567, 579 and 587 trucks, equipped with cummins isx15 or x15 diesel engines. In certain driving conditions, such as on a long down-hill grade, the fuel line may burst if the fuel pump cooling circuit screen becomes restricted.
  cummins will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect fuel pump cooling circuit screen, free of charge. The recall began november 21, 2018. Owners may contact paccar customer service at 1-940-591-4220. Paccar's number for this recall is 18e081.
  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.

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• Recall 139895 [USA]: If the driver is not warned of a serious engine problem, the engine may unexpectedly fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain 2016-2019 kenworth c500, t660, t800, and w900 vehicles, equipped with 1.9m isx15 engines. The engine harnesses may have been manufactured without check engine light (cel) and stop engine light (sel) circuits, preventing the driver from being warned of a serious engine problem.
  paccar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect or test the isx15 engine harness, and install an overlay jumper harness to supply the missing cel and sel circuits, free of charge. The recall began november 30, 2018. Owners may contact paccar customer service at 1-918-259-3258. Paccar's number for this recall is 18kwe.
  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.

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• Recall 125707 [USA]: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
  Paccar incorporated (paccar) is recalling certain 2017-2018 peterbilt 367, 389, 567, 579 and 587 trucks, and 2018 kenworth c500, t680, t800, t880 and w900 trucks equipped with cummins isx 15l engines. These engines have a fuel pump whose drive gear could possibly slip on its drive shaft, causing a fuel pump function loss, resulting in an engine stall.
  cummins will notify the vehicle purchaser, and cummins dealers will replace the fuel pumps, free of charge. The recall began july 1, 2017. Owners may contact cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or paccar customer service at 1-425-468-7400. Paccar's number for this recall is C1909.
  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.

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• Recall 2018739 [Canada]: Powertrain
  On certain vehicles equipped with an eaton automated manual transmission and electronic clutch actuator (eca), the clutch may have been manufactured improperly and could fail. If this occurs, the broken clutch components could prevent the transmission from disengaging or shifting to neutral. This could result in unintended vehicle movement, even if the parking brake is applied, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will recalibrate the transmission control module (tcm).

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• Recall 2018527 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain trucks built with a cummins x15 or isx15 engine equipped with nylon fuel lines and a banjo bolt on the fuel pump, a blockage in the fuel cooling system may cause a fuel line to burst. This could result in a significant fuel leak onto the roadway, which would create a road hazard for other motorists. Additionally, this condition could also cause an engine stall without warning, without the ability to restart the engine. Both of these conditions may increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: cummins-authorized dealers will replace the affected nylon line with a steel line.

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• Recall 2018442 [Canada]: Electrical
  On certain trucks with an isx15 engine and a 1.9 m cab, the engine wiring harness is missing circuits to allow the illumination of check (cel) and stop (sel) engine lamps and sounding of the stop engine alarm. A failure to notify the operator of a serious engine problem may result in an engine failure without warning, and loss of motive power while the vehicle is in motion, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will inspect and/or test the engine harness for the missing circuits, and if found missing, an overlay jumper harness will be installed.

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• Recall 2017361 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain vehicles equipped with cummins isx 15 engines and certain fuel pumps, the drive gear on the fuel pump may spin loose on the drive shaft. This could result in a loss of pumping function, which could result in an engine stall without warning and not being able to be restarted, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: cummins-authorized dealers will replace the fuel pump.

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• Recall 2017267 [Canada]: Brakes
  Certain vehicles equipped with neway adz tridem rear suspension may not comply with the brake timing requirements of canada motor vehicle safety standard (cmvss) 121 - air brake systems. The brake control airline between the two relay valves is plumbed with a 3/8" airline but should be plumbed with a 1/4" line to balance the service brake application timing and meet the requirement of the standard. An oversized airline could cause a delay in brake activation and increase stopping distances, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will update and modify the brake piping of the air brake system.

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