Recall · 21V546000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 3 models over visibility
6,916
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
July 20, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022 Kenworth T680, T880, and W990 vehicles. The HVAC controls may have insufficient soldering between the potentiometer(s) and the PCBA board, resulting in windshield defrost failure.
- What it can cause
- Inoperative windshield defrost may reduce driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace HVAC control head, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Remedy parts are expected to be available mid-June, 2022. Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 (Kenworth). PACCAR's number for this recall is 21KWE.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| KenworthT680 | 2022 | Not published here |
| KenworthT880 | 2022 | Not published here |
| KenworthW900 | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 6,916 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 77% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2022, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Kenworth vehicles have been recalled over the visibility 3 times before this, most recently in May 2019 as 19V340000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V181000 (electrical system), 24V915000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 24V190000 (power train), 24V145000 (service brakes, air).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by PACCAR Incorporated with NHTSA on July 20, 2021 as campaign 21V546000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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