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Dec 4, 2015

TRUCKS RECALL * USA: Peterbilt's

* Washington - Peterbilt recalls semis for tire safety

-- A heavy truck manufacturer has volunteered to recall more than 2,000 semis because they can travel at speeds greater than their tires can safely handle... The move by Peterbilt in the U.S. and Canada raises questions about the safety of trucks still on U.S. roads that are equipped with as many as 10,000 of the same tires... Peterbilt, part of Paccar Inc. of Bellevue, Washington, said it would recall the tractors from the 2009 to 2016 model years because they can go faster than 75 miles per hour, even though the maximum speed their Michelin tires can handle is 65 mph. The trucks are used mainly for hauling automobiles... “A premature tire failure may occur on the front or steer axle” and could cause a crash, Peterbilt said in documents posted this week by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Dealers will reprogram the trucks’ computers so they can’t go faster than 65 mph... Peterbilt said that because auto haulers tend to push the limits of front-axle loads, it determined that the speed discrepancy is a safety defect and the trucks should be recalled... 
(Photo: A Peterbilt car hauler)  --   Bellevue, WASH, USA - Associated Press, by Tom Krisher - December 2, 2015

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