Engine and engine cooling: engine (Peterbilt and Kenworth)
Vehicle recall 15V-309. NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on May 26, 2015.
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NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on May 26, 2015. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 23, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there is an increased risk of a fire.
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2010-2016 Kenworth T440, T800, and W900 trucks manufactured August 31, 2009, to April 20, 2015, and 2008-2015 Peterbilt 320, 337, 348, 365, 382, and 384 trucks manufactured July 27, 2007, to April 28, 2015, and equipped with certain Cummins Westport ISL G engines.
Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: engine.
What should you do?
Cummins will notify owners on behalf of PACCAR, and Cummins service centers will administer the repairs which include securing the ends of the 90-degree elbow and reprogramming the electronic control module (ECM) with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000, Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000 or Cummins Inc. at 1-800-343-7357. PACCAR’s number for this recall is 15KWH and 515-G.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 4,823 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- Peterbilt 3652015and 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 3842015and 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 3482015and 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 3822015and 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Kenworth T44020162015and 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 3372015and 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 3202015and 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Kenworth T80020162015and 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Kenworth W90020162015and 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by PACCAR Incorporated.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 23, 2026.