The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Kenworth T680, T880, W990, and Peterbilt 365, 367, 389, 567, and 579 vehicles. The digital display may freeze and not display critical safety information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 101, "Control and Displays" and 102, "Trans Shift Lever Seq/Starter Interlock/Trans Braking Effect."
The risk
The loss of display information, such as vehicle speed and warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 16, 2022. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 22KWK and 22PBK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth T680 | 2022, 2023 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2022, 2023 |
| Kenworth W990 | 2022, 2023 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2022, 2023 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2022, 2023 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2022, 2023 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2022, 2023 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2022, 2023 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenworth T680 | 2022 | 2 | 10 |
| Kenworth T680 | 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| Kenworth W990 | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenworth W990 | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 365 | 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2022 | 2 | 10 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2022 | 7 | 15 |
| Peterbilt 579 | 2023 | 3 | 11 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2022
115 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electrical system; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
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| 22V926000 14 Dec 2022 | Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. |
| 22V924000 13 Dec 2022 | Easymile Inc. |
| 22V922000 13 Dec 2022 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 22V913000 9 Dec 2022 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022