15Affected configurations shown13,200Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ARM ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURED FROM A DIFFERENT MATERIAL. NEW STUDS WILL BE INSTALLED WITH DIFFERENT THREADS AND DIFFERENT FINISH.
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 97V139000
1997 KENWORTH T800Open vehicle record →1997 KENWORTH W900Open vehicle record →1997 KENWORTH T400Open vehicle record →1997 KENWORTH T600Open vehicle record →1997 KENWORTH T2000Open vehicle record →1996 KENWORTH W900Open vehicle record →1996 KENWORTH T400Open vehicle record →1996 KENWORTH T600Open vehicle record →1996 KENWORTH T800Open vehicle record →1996 KENWORTH T2000Open vehicle record →1995 KENWORTH T800Open vehicle record →1995 KENWORTH T400Open vehicle record →1995 KENWORTH T2000Open vehicle record →1995 KENWORTH T600Open vehicle record →1995 KENWORTH W900Open 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.