The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2024 Peterbilt 367, 389, 548, Kenworth T480, T800, 2024-2025 Peterbilt 520, 567 and Kenworth T880 vehicles with PACCAR 20k steer axles. The steering arm and/or tie rod bracket fasteners may fail, resulting in a loss of steering control.
The risk
A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install new correctly torqued fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2025. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 or Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24KWK and 24PBK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kenworth T480 | 2024 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2024 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2024, 2025 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2024 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2024 |
| Peterbilt 520 | 2024, 2025 |
| Peterbilt 548 | 2024 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2024, 2025 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
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 T480 | 2024 | 0 | 13 |
| Kenworth T800 | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2024 | 1 | 7 |
| Kenworth T880 | 2025 | 1 | 9 |
| Peterbilt 367 | 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 389 | 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| Peterbilt 520 | 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 520 | 2025 | 0 | 7 |
| Peterbilt 548 | 2024 | 1 | 13 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| Peterbilt 567 | 2025 | 1 | 9 |
Other steering recalls in 2024
54 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the steering; PACCAR Incorporated filed 154 campaigns in all.
| 24V878000 21 Nov 2024 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 24V840000 7 Nov 2024 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 24V744000 3 Oct 2024 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 24V714000 25 Sept 2024 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 24V686000 13 Sept 2024 | Rivian Automotive, LLC |
| 24V591000 9 Aug 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
| 24V571000 1 Aug 2024 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 24V556000 25 Jul 2024 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024