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<title>PETERBILT 388 2008</title>
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<updated>2025-05-18T14:51:15-07:00</updated>
<author><name>Justia Inc.</name>
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<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/20v199000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f74dc8ad-a72c-f0a7-82d2-ec3d77e91812</id>
<updated>2020-04-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR Incorporated  "PACCAR" is recalling certain 2008-2019 Peterbilt 330, 335, 337, 340, 348, 365, 367, 384, 386, 387, 388, 389, 567, 579 and 587 vehicles and 2008-2020 Kenworth T170, T270, T370, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles equipped with NAMUX Software.  In the event that the Anti-lock Brake System "ABS" loses battery and/or ignition power to the controller, the dash warning light for the ABS may not illuminate to warn the driver of the loss of ABS.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard "FMVSS" number 121, "Air Brake Systems," and 136, "Electronic Stability Control System on Heavy Vehicles."]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/20v199000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f74dc8ad-a72c-f0a7-82d2-ec3d77e91812</id>
<updated>2020-04-07T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR Incorporated  "PACCAR" is recalling certain 2008-2019 Peterbilt 330, 335, 337, 340, 348, 365, 367, 384, 386, 387, 388, 389, 567, 579 and 587 vehicles and 2008-2020 Kenworth T170, T270, T370, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 vehicles equipped with NAMUX Software.  In the event that the Anti-lock Brake System "ABS" loses battery and/or ignition power to the controller, the dash warning light for the ABS may not illuminate to warn the driver of the loss of ABS.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard "FMVSS" number 121, "Air Brake Systems," and 136, "Electronic Stability Control System on Heavy Vehicles."]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/15v132000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:0a8f747a-a915-633a-2f78-e4a13d033758</id>
<updated>2015-03-06T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR Incorporated "PACCAR" is recalling certain model year 2006-2016 Peterbilt 587, 579, 567, 389, 388, 387, 385, 382, 379, 378, 367, 365 and 357 trucks manufactured July 25, 2005, to February 26, 2016.  The affected vehicles may be equipped with Tire and Rim Certification Labels that list a tire pressure below the actual correct amount.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, "Tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms "10,000 pounds"."]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - TIRES</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/15v132000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:0a8f747a-a915-633a-2f78-e4a13d033758</id>
<updated>2015-03-06T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR Incorporated "PACCAR" is recalling certain model year 2006-2016 Peterbilt 587, 579, 567, 389, 388, 387, 385, 382, 379, 378, 367, 365 and 357 trucks manufactured July 25, 2005, to February 26, 2016.  The affected vehicles may be equipped with Tire and Rim Certification Labels that list a tire pressure below the actual correct amount.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, "Tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms "10,000 pounds"."]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - SERVICE BRAKES</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/14v145000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:4a4952fb-d196-9fb0-7be7-66cc26e496ac</id>
<updated>2014-03-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR, Inc. "PACCAR" is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 Peterbilt 365, 367, 388, 389 trucks manufactured October 6, 2007, through September 23, 2013.  The affected vehicles were built with 16.5" x 7" front drum brakes and Bendix ES-420 brake linings installed on front axles rated to carry between 20,001 and 22,000 lbs GAWR and larger SLR "20.5" to 21.5"" tires, however these brake linings are not rated for this configuration.  Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard "FMVSS" number 121, "Air Brake Systems." ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/13v593000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:5b8d435f-9fa5-0cb1-83f7-cd155eaf9559</id>
<updated>2013-12-02T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Paccar Incorporated "Paccar" is recalling certain 2004-2013 Peterbilt 379, 357, 378, 367, 388, 365, 389, 385 and 386 trucks manufactured from April 3, 2003, through October 25, 2013 and equipped with tri-drive rear axles and a tag or pusher axle.  The affected vehicles may be missing required information from the certification label, specifically  the tag or pusher axle the gross axle weight rating, suitable tire and rim information, and recommended tire pressure information.  Without this information, the vehicles do not comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 567, "Certification."]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/11v380000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9fdc3115-bfb4-12cb-78f5-f0427616b9f9</id>
<updated>2011-07-27T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 KENWORTH T660, T700, AND T800 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 19, 2010, THROUGH MAY 13, 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2008, 2010, AND 2011 PETERBILT 365, 367, 384, 386, 387, 388 AND 587 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 20, 2010, THROUGH JUNE 11, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH PACCAR MX ENGINES AND EATON ULTRASHIFT DM OR ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS "WITHOUT AUTO-NEUTRAL".  THE FAST IDLE CONTROL MAY BE ACTIVATED BY THE OPERATOR WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR.  ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/11v127000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:e716efa3-0cf8-8e8c-c958-5926444b5656</id>
<updated>2011-02-25T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2012 KENWORTH T2000, T660, T700, T800, AND W900, AS WELL AS MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 PETERBILT 365, 367, 384, 386, 387, 388, 389, AND 587 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH PACCAR MX ENGINES.  THE OIL MODULE CENTRIFUGAL SPINNER FILTER CAP IN THE PACCAR MX ENGINE MAY BECOME LOOSE, POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE CAP TO COME OFF AND ENGINE OIL TO PARTIALLY DISCHARGE FROM THE OIL MODULE ONTO EXHAUST COMPONENTS.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/10v634000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:fb70db64-bf0d-443a-d675-b3ab3c1003fe</id>
<updated>2010-12-21T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 KENWORTH AND PETERBILT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2, 2006 THROUGH APRIL 30, 2007.  THE BEARING SURFACES OF THE EXTENDED LUBE UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT ATTACHES THE INTER-AXLE DRIVELINE TO THE DRIVE AXLE MAY BECOME PREMATURELY WORN DUE TO BREAKDOWN OF LUBRICATION AND/OR EXCESSIVE HEAT.  PREMATURELY WORN BEARING SURFACES MAY RESULT IN THE U-JOINT BECOMING LOOSE AND/OR BINDING.  THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILURE, ALLOWING THE INTER-AXLE DRIVELINE TO DETACH FROM THE AXLE.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - STEERING:COLUMN</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/10v308000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9a6513f1-4112-3b52-49e0-d013a62a4349</id>
<updated>2010-07-02T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING SHAFTS.  THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD AROUND THE STEERING SHAFT TUBE THAT WELDS THE SPLINED TUBE TO THE NON-SPLINED TUBE MAY BE MISLOCATED.  MISLOCATION OF THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD MAY ALLOW THE SPLINED TUBE AND NON-SPLINED TUBE TO ROTATE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DURING A LOW SPEED, HIGH TORQUE TURN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE TWO TUBES.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/08v487000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f7db9223-a6c2-6e5f-90c2-9510e3735048</id>
<updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR IS RECALLING 4,883 MY 2006-2009 KENWORTH T600, T660, T800, W900, T2000 AND MY 2008-2009 PETERBILT 365, 367, 379, 384, 386, 387, 388 AND 389 TRUCKS.  INADEQUATE STIFFNESS OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER "DPF" BRACKET COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DPF FROM THE CHASSIS.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - TRAILER HITCHES</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/08v104000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:d4572d1b-f787-9893-7569-f034cea16d3d</id>
<updated>2008-03-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR IS RECALLING 318 MY 2007-2009 KENWORTH T800, W900, AND PETERBILT 357, 365, 367, 378, 379, 384, 385, 386,388, AND 389 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH PREMIER TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLIES. THE PINTLE HITCH ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN A MANNER RESULTING IN A REDUCTION OF FATIGUE STRENGTH OF THE PIVOT PINS.  ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/08v065000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:0a0c2e48-9897-d54c-c9ff-ba973284a997</id>
<updated>2008-02-07T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[PACCAR IS RECALLING 6,169 MY 2008 KENWORTH T300, T660, T800, T2000, W900 AND C500 VEHICLES AND MY 2008-2009 PETERBILT MODELS 365, 367, 384, 387, 388, 389 AND 389 KITS.  CERTAIN DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES ON THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, 'DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS."  THE ROTOR IN SOME OF THESE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES DID NOT RECEIVE THE PROPER HEAT TREATMENT AND MAY BE SOFT.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/08v002000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:08932a98-df04-6ebb-31d1-2e62bfde033f</id>
<updated>2008-01-08T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH EATON SYNFLEX ECLIPSE BRAND EXTRUDED NYLON AIR BRAKE HOSE TUBING FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES."  THE TUBING WAS MANUFACTURED WITH ONLY FOUR LAYERS OF  NYLON MATERIAL, INSTEAD OF THE SPECIFIED FIVE LAYERS. ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/07v591000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a8ba982e-0569-d7c9-b22e-8634192f359b</id>
<updated>2007-12-20T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN KENWORTH AND PETERBILT HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TAS-85 TRW STEERING GEARS, THE INNER SURFACE OF THE OUTER SECTOR SHAFT TEETH OF THE STEERING GEARS MAY HAVE AN INCORRECT INVOLUTE PROFILE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO CHIPPING AND DAMAGE OF THE GEARING SYSTEM.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/07v409000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:b66b7347-19d5-ed12-8c7d-faa19a62f1b2</id>
<updated>2007-09-10T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN PETERBILT TRUCKS, THE LONGITUDINAL SEAMS ON THE FUEL TANKS WERE FABRICATED USING AN INCORRECT WELD SPEED FOR THE GIVEN MATERIAL THICKNESS.  THIS ERROR RESULTED IN A WELD WHICH DID NOT COMPLETELY PENETRATE THE ENTIRE MATERIAL THICKNESS.  ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/07v287000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:b44b4523-b72f-000b-66ca-4c261acd0c95</id>
<updated>2007-07-05T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISM C876 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE INPUTS OF THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OR FROM A DRIVER ACTUATED DASH SWITCH THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF UNINTENDED "OR UNEXPECTED" ELEVATED EXHAUST TEMPERATURES.  ]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/07v132000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:c78163f4-0b30-5130-7cbd-0bba892a64fb</id>
<updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00-07:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE AXLE HOUSINGS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH STEEL THAT WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FATIGUE FAILURE OVER TIME.]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>PETERBILT 388 2008 - SUSPENSION</title>
<link href="https://auto-recalls.justia.com/peterbilt/388/2008/06v490000/index.html"  rel="alternate" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:d8d96347-7dce-584a-5407-adcf4db2739a</id>
<updated>2006-12-28T00:00:00-08:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[ON SOME PETERBILT TRUCKS, CERTAIN PARTS USED IN THE AIR SUSPENSIONS HAVE A HIGH COPPER CONTENT CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE.]]></summary>
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