23KWG – Driveshaft May Break – 2023 Kenworth K270, K370

September 5, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V616000

Driveshaft May Break

A broken driveshaft can separate and cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V616

Manufacturer PACCAReBay logo Incorporated

Components POWER TRAIN

Potential Number of Units Affected 21

 

Summary

PACCAReBay logo Incorporated (PACCAReBay logo) is recalling certain 2023 KenwortheBay logo K270, K370, and PeterbilteBay logo 220 trucks. The driveshafts can break under certain loading conditions.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the driveshafts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 4, 2023. Owners may contact KenwortheBay logo’s customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and PeterbilteBay logo’s customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAReBay logo’s numbers for this recall are 23KWG and 23PBG.

 

Notes

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.nhtsa.gov.

 


Safety Recall: Interim Notification

On certain KenwortheBay logo K270/K370 chassis equipped with DanaeBay logo SPL 100 drivelines, the driveline tube seam weld may separate or tear under certain stress loads, resulting in driveline separation and sudden loss of drive power. A sudden loss of drive power may increase the risk of a crash.

 

Situation

3 (3 U.S. and O Canada) Model Year 2023 KenwortheBay logo K270/K370 chassis built from 8/29/22 through 10/05/22 equipped with DanaeBay logo SPL 100 drivelines with suspect driveline serial numbers.

 


Chronology :

07-21-23: Safety and compliance notified. Investigation opened. Reference DanaeBay logo recall 23E-052.

07-28-23: Received list of affected driveline serial numbers from DanaeBay logo, including relation to chassis ID number.

07-28-23: The suspect population contains only trucks built in Kenmex. All other plants for PaccareBay logo receive the driveline from a different location of DanaeBay logo in Lima, Ohio, which do not contain the non-conforming material.

08-14-23: DanaeBay logo sent the 8D document containing the root cause, and corrective action.

08-28-23: Investigation summarized for Safety Committee review.

08-29-23: Safety committee meeting held. Safety Committee concurs with DanaeBay logo that a safety related defect exists and that the affected population shall be recalled.

As of 8-29-23 PACCAReBay logo received zero warranty claims and zero field reports that may be related to this issue and there were no reports of deaths or injuries received.

 


23E052 – Driveshaft May Break – Dana-Spicer Driveshafts

 

http://oemdtc.com/14095/23e052-driveshaft-may-break-danaeBay logo-spicer-driveshafts

 


3 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
KENWORTHeBay logoK2702023
KENWORTHeBay logoK3702023
PETERBILTeBay logo2202023

 


4 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-23V616-5749.PDF 214.422KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-23V616-7799.pdf 645.841KB

 


Safety Bulletin

RCSB-23V616-5845.pdf 115.056KB

 


PACCAReBay logo – 23KWG Interim Bulletin – September 2023

RCMN-23V616-0507.pdf 164.584KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=23V616&docType=RCL

 


 

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