Recall Detail

PETERBILT / 320 / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 3832 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PETERBILT
Recalled Component Id: 000013183000087342000000207 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 320 Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V131000 Mfr Campaign Number: 401-D
Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING Manufacturer That Filed Report: PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 04 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 31 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1449
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 13 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PACCAR Incorporated Report Received Date: Apr, 13 2001
Record Creation date : Apr, 25 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. these vehicles are equipped with peterbilt's smartgage system containing a reduced function interface module (rfim). this module receives data from various components/systems on the vehicle then sends the information to a microprocessor. a manufacturing defect in the rfim's can allow water to penetrate into the pressure block portion of the module, causing an electrical short in the pressure transducer connector. Consequence Summary: This results in an erroneous air pressure reading on the gauge in the dash.
Corrective Summary : The rfim date code will be inspected and all rfim's built prior to september 9, 2000 will be replaced. owner notification began june 13, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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