Recall · 22V547000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 27 models over steering
47,500
Vehicles covered
27
Models
54
Model years
July 28, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Kenworth T170, T270, T280, T370, T380, T440, T470, T480, T680, T800, T880, W900, W990, C500, and 2022-2023 Peterbilt 325, 330, 337, 348, 365, 367, 389, 520, 536, 537, 548, 567, and 579 vehicles. The steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture.
- What it can cause
- A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect the steering gear serial numbers, and replace the steering gears as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26, 2022. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 22PBE and 22KWE.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kenworth C500 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T170 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T270 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T280 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T370 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T380 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T440 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T470 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T480 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T680 | 2022 to 2023 | 2023 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T880 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W900 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W990 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 325 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 330 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 337 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 520 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 536 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 537 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 548 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 47,500 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 89% of the 16,107 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 480. It covers model years 2022 to 2023, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2022, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Peterbilt vehicles have been recalled over the steering 16 times before this, most recently in April 2022 as 22V277000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 2 of the 54 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in March 2021, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 33 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V700000 (fuel system, diesel), 25V181000 (electrical system), 25V041000 (exterior lighting), 25V014000 (vehicle speed control).
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 28, 2022 as campaign 22V547000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2022-07-28.
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