15Affected configurations shown1,026Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE SPARKS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE AND CAUSE A FIRE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSVERSE BEAM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2005, WITH LETTERS BEING MAILED TO PETERBILT OWNERS; AND ON JUNE 17, 2005, FOR KENWORTH OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201 OR KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 05V189000
2005 KENWORTH C500Open vehicle record →2005 KENWORTH T2000Open vehicle record →2005 KENWORTH T600Open vehicle record →2005 KENWORTH T800Open vehicle record →2005 KENWORTH W900Open vehicle record →2005 PETERBILT 320Open vehicle record →2005 PETERBILT 357Open vehicle record →2005 PETERBILT 378Open vehicle record →2005 PETERBILT 379Open vehicle record →2004 KENWORTH T2000Open vehicle record →2004 KENWORTH T600Open vehicle record →2004 KENWORTH T800Open vehicle record →2004 KENWORTH W900Open vehicle record →2004 KENWORTH C500Open vehicle record →2004 PETERBILT 357Open vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.