Recall Detail

PETERBILT / PETERBILT / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 9853 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PETERBILT
Recalled Component Id: 000009056000081180000000087 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: PETERBILT Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V055003 Mfr Campaign Number: 99KW01/99PB01
Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Manufacturer That Filed Report: PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 04 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 26 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 493
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 30 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PACCAR Incorporated Report Received Date: Apr, 06 1999
Record Creation date : Apr, 07 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor air brake automatic slack adjusters. some of the automatic slack adjusters had insufficient torque applied to the guide pawl cap screw. Consequence Summary: Without sufficient torque on the guide pawl cap screw, the brakes could gradually lose adjustment, increasing the vehicle stopping distance.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will check the torque on the automatic slack adjuster guide pawl. if there is no torque, the brakes will be adjusted and the guide pawl will be tightened to 15-20 ft. lbs. Recall Notes: Kenworth notified owners beginning april 30, 1999; and peterbilt notified their owners on may 10, 1999. 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 1-510-790-4013 or kenworth at 1-206-828-5418.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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