Vehicle recall 72V234000 · September 21, 1972

Kenworth COE and Conventional

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Notes: Paccar campaign no n/a.coe and conventional trucks.possibility thathendrickson rear suspension equalizer beams may fail due to being forged frommaterial with abnormally high residual elements.beams with suspect materialare susceptible to quench cracks, which could cause failure of beams and resultin loss of vehicle control.(correct by inspecting and replacing suspensionwhere necessary.)

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 72V234000
Reported to NHTSA: September 21, 1972
Filed by: PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Owner notification: September 18, 1972
Vehicles potentially affected: 13
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Suspension › Multiple axle

Recall 72V234000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Kenworth COE (1972): 1972
Kenworth Conventional (1972): 1972

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