Recall · 24V233000
PACCAR Incorporated recalled 10 models over steering
782
Vehicles covered
10
Models
10
Model years
March 27, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
- The defect
- PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2025 Peterbilt 536, 548, 567, 579, and Kenworth T280, T380, T480, T680, T880, and W990 vehicles. The steering gear sector shaft may have been improperly heat-treated, which can cause the gear teeth to crack or fracture.
- What it can cause
- Fractured steering gear teeth can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect the serial numbers, and replace the steering gears as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 7, 2024. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24PBF and 24KWF.
- 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 T280 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T380 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T480 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T680 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth T880 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Kenworth W990 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 536 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 548 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 782 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 56% of the 17,628 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 476. It covers one model year, 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 20 times before this, most recently in January 2024 as 24V044000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 13 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V700000 (fuel system, diesel), 25V569000 (electrical system), 25V436000 (exterior lighting), 25V353000 (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 March 27, 2024 as campaign 24V233000. 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 2024-03-27.
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