Recall Detail

PETERBILT / 387 / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 7874 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PETERBILT
Recalled Component Id: 000010806000087340000000365 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
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 Federal Motar Safety Number:
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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