NHTSA Record Id: 3835 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: PETERBILT |
Recalled Component Id: 000013183000087339000000207 |
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Model Name: 387 |
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: Aug, 16 1999 |
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 |
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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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