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Kenworth - Paccar

Official notice

28 Jan 2014

Last checked

28 Jan 2014

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Kenworth - Paccar. On certain vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers and/or convertors, the equalizer and/or convertor could develop an internal short circuit, resulting in a risk of overheating, smoke and/or fire. This may result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Delaers will replace affected converters and/or equalizers. Published 2014-01-28.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70212

Official notice

2014-01-28

The hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers and/or convertors, the equalizer and/or convertor could develop an internal short circuit, resulting in a risk of overheating, smoke and/or fire. This may result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Delaers will replace affected converters and/or equalizers.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

70212

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2012, Make: KENWORTH, Model: K300

Product 2

Year: 2012, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 210

Product 3

Year: 2012, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 220

Product 4

Year: 2013, Make: KENWORTH, Model: K300

Product 5

Year: 2013, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 210

Product 6

Year: 2013, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 220

Product 7

Year: 2014, Make: KENWORTH, Model: K300

Product 8

Year: 2014, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 210

Product 9

Year: 2014, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 220

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers and/or convertors, the equalizer and/or convertor could develop an internal short circuit, resulting in a risk of overheating, smoke and/or fire. This may result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Delaers will replace affected converters and/or equalizers.

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

high

Recall details

Recall number

70212

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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