Recall · 24V044000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 16 models over steering
45,887
Vehicles covered
16
Models
32
Model years
January 25, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Kenworth T280, T380, T480, T680, T880, L770, W990, and 2024-2025 Peterbilt 389, 520, 535, 536, 537, 548, 567, 579, 589 trucks. The steering gear assemblies may have been assembled incorrectly with fewer recirculating balls than are required, which may result in a loss of steering control.
- What it can cause
- A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the steering gears as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 20, 2024. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220 and/or Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24PBC and 24KWC.
- 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 L770 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T280 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T380 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T480 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T680 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T880 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W990 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 520 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 535 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 536 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 537 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 548 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 589 | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 45,887 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 89% of the 17,439 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 477. It covers model years 2024 to 2025, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Peterbilt vehicles have been recalled over the steering 18 times before this, most recently in October 2022 as 22V782000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 32 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 25 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V700000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V022000 (steering), 25V569000 (electrical system), 25V436000 (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 January 25, 2024 as campaign 24V044000. 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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