| NHTSA Record Id: 5275 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: KENWORTH |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012846000074654000000040 |
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| Model Name: C500 |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V051000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 01KW02 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 19 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 09 2001 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 209 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 27 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PACCAR Incorporated |
Report Received Date: Feb, 20 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Feb, 28 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 54" rear axle spacing configuration of the airglide 200 suspension with the service application identified as logger, dump truck, or tanker. the rear suspension is regularly subjected to extreme articulation, resulting in flexing of the joint. |
Consequence Summary: Failure of the lower sway arm attaching bolts could result in loss of vehicle control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the lower sway arm brackets. owner notification began march 27, 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 kenworth at 1-425-828-5000. |
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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