Recall · 23V616000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 3 models over power train
21
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
September 5, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2023 Kenworth K270, K370, and Peterbilt 220 trucks. The driveshafts can break under certain loading conditions.
- What it can cause
- A broken driveshaft can separate and cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the driveshafts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2023. 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 23KWG and 23PBG.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KenworthK270 | 2023 | Not published here |
| KenworthK370 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt220 | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 21 vehicles this is a small campaign: 86% 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 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 29 times before this, most recently in July 2023 as 23V504000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 25V182000 (electrical system), 22V631000 (engine and engine cooling).
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 September 5, 2023 as campaign 23V616000. 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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