Equipment: mechanical: winch (Braden)
Vehicle equipment recall 17E-037. NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Jul 17, 2017.
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What’s wrong with it?
Failure of the winch may result in loss of control of the load, increasing the risk of injury.
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain Braden Hydraulic Recovery winches, model number PD18C, sold as part numbers 05370, 05373, 05374, 05375, 05439, 05644, 06033, 06811, 06979, and 83195 by PACCAR Winches.
A defective ring gear adapter might cause the winch to fail under load.
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- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: mechanical: winch.
What should you do?
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will test the winches, replacing any defective ring gear adapters, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2017. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-918-259-3258. PACCAR’s number for this recall is 17WINA.
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- 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.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 427 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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- Braden Hydraulic Recovery WinchBuilt from Mar 13, 2017 to Jun 15, 2017
Who is recalling it?
- Made by PACCAR Incorporated.
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What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
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