Kenworth C500, Kenworth T2000, Kenworth T660, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900, Peterbilt 365, model years 2008 to 2010. Filed by Paccar Incorporated and reported to NHTSA on 2 July 2010. 9,697 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Paccar is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 trucks equipped with trw steering shafts. the circumferential weld around the steering shaft tube that welds the splined tube to the non-splined tube may be mislocated. mislocation of the circumferential weld may allow the splined tube and non-splined tube to rotate …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V308 cover?
- Kenworth C500, Kenworth T2000, Kenworth T660, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900, Peterbilt 365, Peterbilt 367, Peterbilt 384, model years 2008-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING SHAFTS. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD AROUND THE STEERING SHAFT TUBE THAT WELDS THE SPLINED TUBE TO THE NON-SPLINED TUBE MAY BE MISLOCATED.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT USING A WELD PLACEMENT GAUGE PROVIDED BY TRW. ANY STEERING SHAFT FOUND TO HAVE BEEN WELDED IMPROPERLY WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 940-591-4196.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.”
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| Campaign | 10V308 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| System at fault | Steering:Column |
| Reported to NHTSA | 2 July 2010 |
| Model years | 2008-2010 |
| Vehicles named | KENWORTH C500, KENWORTH T2000, KENWORTH T660, KENWORTH T800, KENWORTH W900, PETERBILT 365, PETERBILT 367, PETERBILT 384, PETERBILT 386, PETERBILT 387, PETERBILT 388, PETERBILT 389 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT USING A WELD PLACEMENT GAUGE PROVIDED BY TRW. ANY STEERING SHAFT FOUND TO HAVE BEEN WELDED IMPROPERLY WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 940-591-4196.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 745 notices in the record whose component field names steering. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 39 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Kenworth C500 recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Kenworth T2000 recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Kenworth T660 recalls: 40 US campaigns
- Kenworth T800 recalls: 50 US campaigns
- Kenworth W900 recalls: 45 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 365 recalls: 32 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 367 recalls: 41 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 384 recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 386 recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 387 recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 388 recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 389 recalls: 40 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V308, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v308/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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