Recall · 23V504000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 6 models over power train
72
Vehicles covered
6
Models
11
Model years
July 21, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorportated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Peterbilt 536, 537, 548, 2023-2024 Kenworth T280, T480, and 2024 Kenworth T380 vehicles. The adhesive thread-lock may not have been applied to the four flange mounted yoke bolt threads, allowing the driveline fasteners to loosen.
- What it can cause
- Loose fasteners may allow the driveline to separate from the truck, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will apply adhesive thread-lock and replace the fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 19, 2023. Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 (Kenworth) or 1-940-591-4220 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 23KWE and 23PBE.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KenworthT280 | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| KenworthT380 | 2024 | Not published here |
| KenworthT480 | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt536 | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt537 | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt548 | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 72 vehicles this is a small campaign: 74% 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 model years 2023 to 2024, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Kenworth vehicles have been recalled over the power train 28 times before this, most recently in August 2022 as 22V630000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 18 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V436000 (exterior lighting), 25V041000 (exterior lighting), 25V014000 (vehicle speed control), 24V915000 (service brakes, hydraulic).
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 21, 2023 as campaign 23V504000. 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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