OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE
NHTSA campaign 15V597000
NHTSA campaign 15V597000 covers 16 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 354 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.
Report received September 24, 2015 · Snapshot September 21, 2026
01 / DEFECT RECORD
What NHTSA campaign 15V597000 says
Defect summary
Paccar Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain model year 2016 Kenworth T370, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles manufactured July 31, 2015, to August 12, 2015, and 2016 Peterbilt 337, 348, 365, 367, 382, 386, 389, 567, 579, and 587 vehicles manufactured August 4, 2015, to August 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the Engine Control Module (ECM) may short circuit, causing the engine to stall without warning.
Consequence summary
An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION
Remedy for NHTSA campaign 15V597000
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective engine control modules, free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2015. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Paccar's numbers for this recall are 15KWM (Kenworth) and 915-L (Peterbilt).
- Owner notification
- October 22, 2015
- Filing manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Component groups
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES