# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE02091
> **FRONT AXLE BEARING FAILURE** · Opened 2002-12-03 · Closed 2003-05-23
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE02091
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2002-12-03
- **Close date:** 2003-05-23
- **Manufacturer:** PACCAR Incorporated
- **Affected makes:** KENWORTH; PETERBILT
- **Affected components:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
- **Affected model years:** 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 11
## Summary

THE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER ARE:SKF (HUB MFR), ARVINMERITOR (FRONT AXLE MFR), AND PACCAR, THE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FOR KENWORTH AND PETERBILT, ( MANUFACTURERS OF CLASS VIII TRACTOR-TRAILERS).SKF IDENTIFIED MANUFACTURING DEFECTS FOR SPECIFIC BUILD DATES ON FRONT AXLE HUB AND BEARINGS (WHEEL BEARINGS) SUPPLIED TO ARVIN MERITOR.AS A RESULT, ARVINMERITOR NOTIFIED PACCAR WHO IN TURN NOTIFIED THEIR TRUCK DIVISIONS OF THE DEFECTIVE UNITS.AS A RESULT, 220 TRUCKS ARE BEING RECALLED BY PACCAR FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT AXLE WHEEL BEARINGS WHICH MAY FAIL IN SUCH A WAY THAT A WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL BEARING FIRE OCCURS.SEE ATTACHED SUMMARY REPORT AND DEFECT REPORTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE02091)
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