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NHTSA recall 99V181001

Electrical system › Ignition › Module

Kenworth T2000 and 8 more

Reported Jul 9, 1999272 vehicles affectedPACCAR, INCORPORATEDMaker’s number 99KW3/799-CBuilt Dec 1, 1998 – Jun 30, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. the engines can stall because of software problems.

The risk

Increased steering effort can occur.

The remedy

Dealers will update these engines with software changes. caterpillar IS conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.

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Vehicles in this recall

Kenworth T2000
19981999
Kenworth T600
19981999
Kenworth T800
19981999
Kenworth W900
19981999
Peterbilt 357
19981999
Peterbilt 377
19981999
Peterbilt 378
19981999
Peterbilt 379
19981999
Peterbilt 385
19981999

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during august 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 kenworth at 1-206-828-5418 or 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).