The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022 Peterbilt 567 and 579 vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction indicator lamp may not illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
The risk
The driver may be unaware of an ESC system malfunction, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the ESC system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 28, 2021. Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1-940-591-4220 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's number for this recall is 21PBL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Peterbilt 567 | 2022 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2022 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterbilt 567 | 2022 | 2 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2022 | 7 | 15 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2021
10 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 21V647000 18 Aug 2021 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 21V552000 21 Jul 2021 | Kalmar Solutions, LLC |
| 21V360000 17 May 2021 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 21V233000 1 Apr 2021 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 21V167000 11 Mar 2021 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 21V084000 17 Feb 2021 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 21V083000 17 Feb 2021 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 21V071000 12 Feb 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021