WASHINGTON — PACCAR Incorporated has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a safety recall of several Kenworth and Peterbilt vehicles due to a problem with steering gears that could lead to crashes.
The vehicles are being recalled because the steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture, according to the NHTSA. A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The recalled vehicles are of the following models and years:
Makes/Models/Model Years:
- KENWORTH/C500/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T170/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T270/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T280/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T370/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T380/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T440/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T470/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T480/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T680/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T800/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/T880/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/W900/2022-2023.
- KENWORTH/W990/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/325/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/330/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/337/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/348/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/365/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/367/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/389/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/520/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/536/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/537/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/548/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/567/2022-2023.
- PETERBILT/579/2022-2023.
Dealers will inspect the steering gear serial numbers and replace the steering gears as necessary, free of charge.
Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Sept. 26.
Owners may contact Kenworth’s customer service at (425) 828-5888 and Peterbilt’s customer service at (940) 591-4220.
PACCAR’s numbers for this recall are 22PBE and 22KWE.
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i was driving a 2022 kenworth w900 on 10 4 2021. At 330am after stopping for fuel 13 miles back, my truck started vibrating very bad and hearing a load popping noise the truck made a left turn into center barrior. when the police arrived the automatic started that i feel asleep at the wheel not knowing i had just stopped. i was always told not to argue with law enforcement i made it clear that something broke and when dot took me to court the judge said none of my actions caused accident. my husband who was in the sleeper had serious injuries. i cant get no one told help me with a defect suit to recover the expenses. kenworth should be held responsible. what should i do?
i was driving a 2022 kenworth w900 on 10 4 2021. At 330am after stopping for fuel 13 miles back, my truck started vibrating very bad and hearing a load popping noise the truck made a left turn into center barrior. when the police arrived the automatic started that i feel asleep at the wheel not knowing i had just stopped. i was always told not to argue with law enforcement i made it clear that something broke and when dot took me to court the judge said none of my actions caused accident. my husband who was in the sleeper had serious injuries. i cant get no one told help me with a defect suit to recover the expenses. kenworth should be held responsible. what should i do?