PACCAR Incorporated: Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 2, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,938. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kenworth T680 and T880 trucks, and Peterbilt 567 and 579 trucks, all equipped with an automated Eaton UltraShift Plus or Eaton Advantage Transmission with right hand stalk shifter. The display that indicates which transmission gear the driver selected may display incorrectly. The display can indicate 'N' when the shifter is set into 'D' or 'R', and the as a result, the truck will not move. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence/Starter Interlock/Transmission Braking Effect," and number 101, "Control and Displays."
The risk
A truck that does not move as expected can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will install a transmission software update, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall is 18KWA and 118-A.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Kenworth T680 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 Kenworth T880 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Peterbilt 567 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Peterbilt 579 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T680 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 Kenworth T880 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Peterbilt 579 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 18V092000.
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