OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 15V456000

NHTSA campaign 15V456000 covers 45 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 288 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received July 22, 2015 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 15V456000 says

NHTSA campaign 15V456000 identifies ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and states that If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.

Defect summary

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Peterbilt 365, 367, 384, 386, 388, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured January 13, 2011, to April 20, 2015. The affected trucks, equipped with extended-body Leece Neville alternators, have alternator charge cables that may chafe against a formed metal freon discharge line.

Consequence summary

If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 15V456000

For NHTSA campaign 15V456000, the filed corrective action says: Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line and install a plastic insulator on the cable end, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt's number for this recall is 715-K.

Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line and install a plastic insulator on the cable end, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt's number for this recall is 715-K.

Owner notification: September 23, 2015
Filing manufacturer: PACCAR Incorporated
Component groups: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 15V456000

RecallRoad links 45 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 15V456000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.