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Recall · 25V436000

PACCAR Incorporated recalled 16 models over exterior lighting

56,260

Vehicles covered

16

Models

40

Model years

June 26, 2025

Filed with NHTSA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Kenworth T480, T680, T880, W990, Peterbilt 520, 536, 537, 548, 567, 579, 589, 2025 Kenworth T180, Peterbilt 535, 2025-2026 Kenworth T280, T380 and L770 vehicles. The tail brake light, upper and lower beam headlights, reverse light, and turn signal may not illuminate as intended. In addition, the lift axles, if lowered, may revert to a raised position, or oscillate up and down when the signal warning lights are activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment."
What it can cause
Delayed and unsteady headlights can result in insufficient illumination of the road, decreasing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an unexpected position change of the lift axles may increase the risk of injury.
What the dealer does
Dealers will update the VCU software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 19, 2025. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's number for this recall is 25PACF.

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 .

VehicleModel yearsSafety record
KenworthL7702025 to 2026Not published here
KenworthT1802025Not published here
KenworthT2802025 to 2026Not published here
KenworthT3802025 to 2026Not published here
KenworthT4802024 to 2026Not published here
KenworthT6802024 to 2026Not published here
KenworthT8802024 to 2026Not published here
KenworthW9902024 to 2026Not published here
Peterbilt5202024 to 2026Not published here
Peterbilt5352025Not published here
Peterbilt5362024 to 2026Not published here
Peterbilt5372025 to 2026Not published here
Peterbilt5482024 to 2026Not published here
Peterbilt5672024 to 2026Not published here
Peterbilt5792024 to 2026Not published here
Peterbilt5892024 to 2026Not published here

How this campaign compares

At 56,260 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 89% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2024 to 2026, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.

Kenworth vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 12 times before this, most recently in January 2025 as 25V041000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.

The vehicles on this campaign carry 26 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V442000 (service brakes, air), 26V022000 (steering), 25V795000 (service brakes, air), 25V569000 (electrical system).

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Filed by PACCAR Incorporated with NHTSA on June 26, 2025 as campaign 25V436000. 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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