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Kenworth - Paccar

Official notice

14 Apr 2015

Last checked

14 Apr 2015

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Kenworth - Paccar. On certain vehicles, the cruise control SET decrease speed button (-) on the steering wheel will increase rather than decrease the vehicle’s speed when pressed. A single press of the button will increase the speed by 1.6 km/h, a sustained press of the button will cause the speed to increase until the button is released. Unexpected increase in vehicle speed could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will flash the cab controller with updated software. Published 2015-04-14.

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Recall number

69541

Official notice

2015-04-14

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the cruise control SET decrease speed button (-) on the steering wheel will increase rather than decrease the vehicle’s speed when pressed. A single press of the button will increase the speed by 1.6 km/h, a sustained press of the button will cause the speed to increase until the button is released. Unexpected increase in vehicle speed could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will flash the cab controller with updated software.

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Recall Numbers

69541

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2015, Make: KENWORTH, Model: K300

Product 2

Year: 2015, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 220

Product 3

Year: 2016, Make: KENWORTH, Model: K300

Product 4

Year: 2016, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 220

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the cruise control SET decrease speed button (-) on the steering wheel will increase rather than decrease the vehicle’s speed when pressed. A single press of the button will increase the speed by 1.6 km/h, a sustained press of the button will cause the speed to increase until the button is released. Unexpected increase in vehicle speed could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will flash the cab controller with updated software.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Kenworth, Peterbilt, Paccar.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

69541

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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