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Kenworth - Paccar

Official notice

10 Dec 2024

Last checked

10 Dec 2024

High riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Kenworth - Paccar. Issue: On a small number of trucks, the steer axle wheel bearings may not have been manufactured with enough grease. As a result, the bearings could become damaged and overheat. Note: This recall only affects trucks equipped with certain Meritor steer axles. Safety Risk: A wheel bearing that overheats can create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: PACCAR will notify owners in writing and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to inspect and, as necessary, replace the steer axle wheel bearings. The dealer will also repack the bearings with grease. Published 2024-12-10.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

76690

Official notice

2024-12-10

The hazard

Issue: On a small number of trucks, the steer axle wheel bearings may not have been manufactured with enough grease. As a result, the bearings could become damaged and overheat. Note: This recall only affects trucks equipped with certain Meritor steer axles. Safety Risk: A wheel bearing that overheats can create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: PACCAR will notify owners in writing and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to inspect and, as necessary, replace the steer axle wheel bearings. The dealer will also repack the bearings with grease.

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Recall Numbers

76690

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2024, Make: KENWORTH, Model: T480

Product 2

Year: 2025, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 548

Risk / hazard

Issue: On a small number of trucks, the steer axle wheel bearings may not have been manufactured with enough grease. As a result, the bearings could become damaged and overheat. Note: This recall only affects trucks equipped with certain Meritor steer axles. Safety Risk: A wheel bearing that overheats can create the risk of a fire. Corrective Actions: PACCAR will notify owners in writing and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to inspect and, as necessary, replace the steer axle wheel bearings. The dealer will also repack the bearings with grease.

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

Brand

Kenworth, Peterbilt, Paccar

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

76690

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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