Recall · 22V631000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 21 models over engine and engine cooling
1,601
Vehicles covered
21
Models
21
Model years
August 17, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2023 Peterbilt 220, 389, 520, 536, 537, 348, 367, 567, 548, 579, and 2023 Kenworth T680, K270, T440, T880, W990, K370, T280, T380, T480, T800, and W900 vehicles. The engine control module (ECM) may experience an internal electrical short-circuit, causing the engine to stall.
- What it can cause
- An unexpected engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the ECM, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 16, 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 number for this recall is 22KWG and 22PBG.
- 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 K270 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth K370 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T280 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T380 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T440 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T480 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T680 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T880 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W900 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W990 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 220 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 348 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 520 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 536 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 537 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 548 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,601 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 63% of the 16,184 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 479. It covers one model year, 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.
Kenworth vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 19 times before this, most recently in September 2018 as 18V657000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 21 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 27 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V700000 (fuel system, diesel), 25V182000 (electrical system), 25V181000 (electrical system), 25V041000 (exterior lighting).
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 August 17, 2022 as campaign 22V631000. 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 2022-08-17.
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