Recall · 21V906000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 7 models over service brakes, air
908
Vehicles covered
7
Models
22
Model years
November 19, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Kenworth T880, W990, Peterbilt 567, 579, 389, and 2022 Peterbilt 536, 537 wrecker and auto hauler vehicles. The work brake (winch brake) may unintentionally disengage the service brakes during winching operations, causing the vehicle to roll.
- What it can cause
- Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 3, 2022. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5888 (Kenworth); or 1-940-591-4220 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 21KWG and 21PBM.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KenworthT880 | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
| KenworthW990 | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt389 | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt536 | 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt537 | 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt567 | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt579 | 2019 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 908 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 57% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Kenworth vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, air 24 times before this, most recently in September 2020 as 20V593000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 22 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 27 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 November 19, 2021 as campaign 21V906000. 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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