PACCAR Incorporated: Electrical System › Wiring
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 29, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,107. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Peterbilt 567, 579, 2021-2022 Peterbilt 536, 2017-2021 Kenworth T880, 2016-2022 Kenworth T680, 2018-2020 Kenworth T440, 2020 Kenworth T270, and 2021 Kenworth T280 vehicles. The methane detection system will not function if the system loses power.
The risk
The operator may be unaware of a system malfunction or the presence of excessive methane levels, increasing the risk of injury or fire.
The remedy
Dealers will re-wire the warning alarm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 1, 2022. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220, and Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 21KWH and 21PBN.
33 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Kenworth T680 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Peterbilt 536 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Peterbilt 567 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Peterbilt 579 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Kenworth T280 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Kenworth T680 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Kenworth T880 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Peterbilt 536 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Peterbilt 567 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Peterbilt 579 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Kenworth T270 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Kenworth T440 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Kenworth T680 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Kenworth T880 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Peterbilt 579 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Kenworth T440 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Kenworth T680 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Kenworth T880 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Peterbilt 567 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Peterbilt 579 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Kenworth T440 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 2016 Kenworth T680 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Peterbilt 579 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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 21V00N000.
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