T270/T370 Treadle Valve Loose Compression Fittings – 2020 Kenworth T270 & T370

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August 16, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V606000

Loose Compression Fittings on Brake Treadle Valves

A separated hose may cause reduced braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V606

Manufacturer PACCAR Incorporated

Components SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

Potential Number of Units Affected 139

 

Summary

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2020 Kenworth T270 and T370 vehicles. The brake treadle valves may have loose compression fittings, which can cause the air supply hose to separate from the valve.

 

Remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake treadle valve hose connections for loose compression fittings, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 30, 2019. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR’s number for this recall is 19KWD.

 

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.safercar.gov.

 


Federal Recall Information

<DRAFT>

No. Recall 19KWD

T270/T370 Treadle Valve Loose Compression Fittings

Author:

8/19/2019

Title  Recall 19KWD
Search Words
Bulletin No.  19KWD
What’s New Abstract Safety Recall – Remedy Available. Certain compression fittings on the brake treadle valve may not have received appropriate torque. As a result, a brake application air supply hose may separate from the brake treadle valve, which may diminish vehicle braking capability andmay increase the risk of a crash and injury without warning..
Supplier  Dynacraft
Description Recall 19KWD: T270/T370 Treadle Valve Loose Compression Fittings
Release Date
Introduction Kenworth Truck Company has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain T270 and T370 chassis manufactured between July 19, 2019 and August 1, 2019.
Situation 144 chassis (139 U.S. and 5 Canada) T270 and T370 built from 07/19/2019 through 08/01/2019 equipped with air brakes.
Resolution Service all chassis affected that enter your dealership, even if the customer has no issue with the chassis.

  1. Review the attached chassis list for your dealer code and schedule your customer(s) for service if their chassis is on the list.
  2. If you are not using Service Management to start repair orders, review SIR for “Complete” or “In Process” next to the “19KWD” campaign code prior to performing this repair.
  3. Follow the procedures below to inspect and tighten the compression fittings at Ports 13 and 23 of the treadle valve.

 

It is a violation of Federal law for a dealer to sell or lease new vehicles covered by this recall until the defect or noncompliance has been corrected.

 

Warranty There is no time or mileage limit for this recall. Kenworth will pay for labor:

  • 0.5 hours labor to inspect and torque the compression fittings. Use Quick Claim Code 19KWD.
  • File a long form claim if the tubing and ferrule must be replaced.

 

Take-Off Parts Disposition: N/A

CLAIM CODING
Failure Location: 013-005-001 Work Accomplished: 10
Failure Type: 240 Responsibility Code: 01
SRT Code: 013-901 0.5 hrs. inspect and retorque compression fitting.

Access time is included.

Claim Type: C
Campaign Field: 19KWD

 

Parts Parts are available from PACCAR Parts, but chassis repairs are unlikely to require any parts.

Maximum billable material allowance:

  • Tubing $15.30
  • Ferrules $4.44
Quantity Part Number Description
As Required 3270-1013-0250 5/8 in. Green airline (available via DSP bulk)
As Required 3270-1015-0250 5/8 in. Orange airline (available via DSP bulk)
As Required FG24481 5/8 in. ferrule (available via DSP bulk)

 

Labor

 

Procedure
  1. Inspect the tubing at Ports 13 and 23 of the treadle valve.
    • If the tubing slides in and out of the compression fitting, push the tubing in all the way and torque the compression fitting nut to 35 lb-ft. (47.5 N·m).
    • If the tubing does not slide in and out of the fitting, continue with this procedure.
NOTE
Some chassis may have a 90° fitting instead of a straight fitting as shown in the figure below.

 

  1. Remove the compression nut from the treadle valve.
  2. Confirm that the ferrule meets one of the following conditions. If it does not, the tubing and ferrule must be replaced. When replacing the tubing, follow the original routing and tubing retention/clipping.
    • Condition 1: Slides easily on the tubing
    • Condition 2: Has tubing extending out of the end of it.
  3. Align the tubing and ferrule with the appropriate treadle valve port, start the compression nut, push the tubing into the port while tightening the compression nut to 35 lb-ft. (47.5 N·m).
Shipping
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Attachments Dealer\Chassis List

 


Federal Recall Information

No. 1BRecall19KWD:

T270/T370 Treadle Valve Loose Compression Fittings

Author:

8/19/2019

Title  Recall19KWD:
Search Words
Bulletin No.  19KWD
What’s New Abstract Safety Recall — Interim Notification – Certain compression fittings on the brake treadle valve may have not received appropriate torque. A brake application air supply hose may separate from the brake treadle valve, diminishing vehicle braking capability, increasing the risk of a crash and injury.
Supplier Dynacraft
Description Recall 1BRecall19KWD: 19KWD T270/T370 Treadle Valve Loose Compression Fittings
Release Date
Introduction Kenworth Truck Company has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain T270 and T370 chassis manufactured between July 19, 2019 and August 1, 2019.
Situation 123 chassis (118 U.S. and 5 Canada) T270 and T370 built from 07/19/2019 through 08/01/2019 equipped with air brakes.

This bulletin will be updated after a repair path is available.

Resolution
It is a violation of Federal law for a dealer to sell or lease new vehicles covered by this recall until the defect or noncompliance has been corrected.
Attachments Dealer\Chassis List

 


September 30, 2019

IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

Subject: Safety Recall 19KWD – T270/T370 Treadle Valve Loose Compression Fittings NHTSA Recall number 19-V06
EXPIRATIONDATE: NONE
This notice applies to your vehcile; VIN:

 

Dear Kenworth Customer,

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

 

Kenworth Truck Company has decided that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain T270 and T370 chassis manufactured between July 19, 2019 and August 1, 2019. Certain compression fittings on the brake treadle valve may not have received appropriate torque. As a result, a brake applicaiton air supply hose may separate from the brake treadle valve, which may diminish vehicle braking capability and may increase the risk of a crash and injury without warning.

The problem is… Certain compression fittings on the brake treadle valve may not have received appropriate torque.
What your dealer will do… Dealers will inspect and tighten the compression fittings.
What you must do … Contact your Kenworth Dealer to schedule an appointment for repair

 

Kenworth has initiated a recall to remedy the defect. Please contact your Kenworth dealer. To find your Kenworth dealer, please visit Dealer Locator at www.Kenworth.com. This repair may require up to 1.0 hour of labor depending on vehicle configuration and dealer scheduling. This repair will be performed at no charge to you.

If you had this repair performed before you received this letter, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement for the cost of obtaining a pre-notification remedy of the problem associated with this recall. Receipts for parts and/or labor are required for consideration of reimbursement.

If you require further information about this campaign, reimbursement of a pre-notification remedy associated with this recall, or experience any difficulty in making arrangements for this repair, please contact Kenworth Customer Service and provide your name, your dealer’s city and state, your phone number, your email address (optional), the last 8 digits of your VIN, the bulletin number, and your question, using one of the following:

Email: Kenworth.Campaigns@paccar.com with the bulletin number in the subject line
or
Mail: Kenworth Truck Company, PO   Box 1000, Kirkland, WA 98083-1000, Attn  Customer Service Department
or
Phone: 425-828-5888.

If you conclude that Kenworth Truck Company has not enabled you to remedy this defect in a reasonable time and without charge, you may submit a complaint to: Administrator,National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20590; call the toll free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or visit https://www.safercar.gov.

Federal regulation requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within ten days. If you no longer own this vehicle, we would appreciate your advising Kenworth of the new owner’s, if you know their name.

We regret any inconvenience that this work may cause you and appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

 

Thank you,

Gordon Clark
Director of After Sales
Kenworth Truck Company

 

Scan this QR code to open the Kenworth Dealer Locator.

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
KENWORTH T270 2020
KENWORTH T370 2020

 


9 Associated Documents

Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2020-1

RCLQRT-19V606-7604.PDF 211.321KB

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Recall 573 Report- Amendment 1

RCLRPT-19V606-2064.PDF 212.89KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-19V606-6547.pdf 83.736KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-4

RCLQRT-19V606-7982.PDF 211.242KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-3

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Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-19V606-2207.pdf 150.958KB

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=19V606&docType=RCL

 


 

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