| NHTSA Record Id: 7874 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: PETERBILT |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010806000087340000000365 |
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| Model Name: 387 |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V161000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 500-E |
| Component Name: UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 16 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 01 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 111 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 10 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PACCAR Incorporated |
Report Received Date: Jun, 07 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 16 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. the steer axle mudflaps and/or mudflap stiffeners can rub a hole in the forward surface of the undercab fuel tank, causing a hole in the fuel tank. |
Consequence Summary: This can result in fuel leakage. fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will provide replacement mudflap assemblies smaller than the original assemblies to owners and the fuel tank will be checked for abrasion and replaced if damaged. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began july 10, 2000. 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.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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