NHTSA Campaign 21V00N000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Issued by PACCAR Incorporated · Reported Dec 29, 2021 · 1,107 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

The operator may be unaware of a system malfunction or the presence of excessive methane levels, increasing the risk of injury or fire.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KENWORTH T270 2020 1,107
KENWORTH T280 2021 1,107
KENWORTH T440 2018 1,107
KENWORTH T440 2019 1,107
KENWORTH T440 2020 1,107
KENWORTH T680 2016 1,107
KENWORTH T680 2017 1,107
KENWORTH T680 2018 1,107
KENWORTH T680 2019 1,107
KENWORTH T680 2020 1,107
KENWORTH T680 2021 1,107
KENWORTH T680 2022 1,107
KENWORTH T880 2017 1,107
KENWORTH T880 2018 1,107
KENWORTH T880 2019 1,107
KENWORTH T880 2020 1,107
KENWORTH T880 2021 1,107
PETERBILT 536 2021 1,107
PETERBILT 536 2022 1,107
PETERBILT 567 2016 1,107
PETERBILT 567 2017 1,107
PETERBILT 567 2018 1,107
PETERBILT 567 2019 1,107
PETERBILT 567 2020 1,107
PETERBILT 567 2021 1,107
PETERBILT 567 2022 1,107
PETERBILT 579 2016 1,107
PETERBILT 579 2017 1,107
PETERBILT 579 2018 1,107
PETERBILT 579 2019 1,107
PETERBILT 579 2020 1,107
PETERBILT 579 2021 1,107
PETERBILT 579 2022 1,107

Source: NHTSA Campaign 21V00N000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.