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Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company in the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.

NHTSA campaign 14V-479 · Reported August 5, 2014 · 3 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3
REMEDY
Kaffenbarger will notify owners, and dealers will replace the old PTO assembly with a new pressure switch kit, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.

WHY IT MATTERS

The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.

WHAT TO DO

Kaffenbarger will notify owners, and dealers will replace the old PTO assembly with a new pressure switch kit, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-479.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 14V-479

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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