OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 11V203000

NHTSA campaign 11V203000 covers 18 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 5,831 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received March 24, 2011 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 11V203000 says

NHTSA campaign 11V203000 identifies ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING and states that This could result in a fire.

Defect summary

Paccar is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 kenworth c500, t2000, t600, and t660, as well as model year 2009-2011 peterbilt 387 and 388 trucks equipped with caterpillar c15 engine and manufactured from may 11, 2006, through september 17, 2010. degradation of a combustion tube weld can cause radial heat impingement on the body which may burn through certain bodies used on c15 engines.

Consequence summary

This could result in a fire.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 11V203000

For NHTSA campaign 11V203000, the filed corrective action says: Caterpillar is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. please see caterpillar's defect report 11e-006. caterpillar will replace the single piece combustion tube with a thick wall combustion tube which will not allow the heat to break through. this service will be performed free of charge. due to a parts supply issue, owners will be notified by the end of april 2011 about the safety defect, and will then be notified again once the free remedy is available, currently estimated to be around late july 2011. owners may contact caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.

Caterpillar is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. please see caterpillar's defect report 11e-006. caterpillar will replace the single piece combustion tube with a thick wall combustion tube which will not allow the heat to break through. this service will be performed free of charge. due to a parts supply issue, owners will be notified by the end of april 2011 about the safety defect, and will then be notified again once the free remedy is available, currently estimated to be around late july 2011. owners may contact caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.

Owner notification: August 4, 2011
Filing manufacturer: PACCAR INCORPORATED
Component groups: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 11V203000

RecallRoad links 18 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 11V203000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.