NHTSA Campaign 88V140000

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS, PEDALS AND LINKAGES

Issued by PACCAR, INCORPORATED · Reported Aug 25, 1988 · 240 vehicles affected

What's wrong

AN INCORRECT FRONT AXLE BRAKE VALVE MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

Consequence

BRAKING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A TRAILER COULDBE REDUCED WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy

REPLACE THE LQ4 VALVE WITH A QR1 QUICK RELEASE VALVE.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KENWORTH KENWORTH 1987 240
KENWORTH KENWORTH 1988 240

Source: NHTSA Campaign 88V140000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.