Recall · 22V782000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 11 models over steering
79
Vehicles covered
11
Models
11
Model years
October 18, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2023 Peterbilt 348, 367, 389, 548, 567, and Kenworth T370, T480, T800, T800B, T880, W900B, and W990 vehicles. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.
- What it can cause
- Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace both tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 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 numbers for this recall are 22PBJ and 22KWJ.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KenworthT370 | 2023 | Not published here |
| KenworthT480 | 2023 | Not published here |
| KenworthT800 | 2023 | Not published here |
| KenworthT880 | 2023 | Not published here |
| KenworthW900 | 2023 | Not published here |
| KenworthW990 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt348 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt367 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt389 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt548 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt567 | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 79 vehicles this is a small campaign: 73% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. 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.
Peterbilt vehicles have been recalled over the steering 17 times before this, most recently in July 2022 as 22V547000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 14 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V014000 (vehicle speed control), 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 October 18, 2022 as campaign 22V782000. 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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