NHTSA Campaign 14V036000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

Issued by PACCAR Incorporated · Reported Feb 5, 2014 · 35 vehicles affected

What's wrong

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2014 Peterbilt 567 and 579 model chassis manufactured January 29, 2013, through October 9, 2013, and equipped with Allison-brand transmissions. The affected vehicles may be missing the wiring that illuminates the shifter pad backlighting. As such, the chassis fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."

Consequence

Without the transmission shifter being illuminated, the driver may not be able to easily identify what gear the vehicle is in, which could result in cause unintentional vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

PACCAR will notify owners and dealers will install the missing wiring, free of charge. The recall began on March 11, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's number for this recall is 1213H.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
PETERBILT 567 2014 35
PETERBILT 579 2014 35

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V036000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.