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NHTSA recall 17V840000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number17V840000
Manufacturer's number1217F and 17KWF
ManufacturerPACCAR Incorporated
Reported2017-12-22
Owners notified2018-02-06
ComponentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Units potentially affected1222
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2019-07-25
Vehicles in the campaign1222
Reported remedied1037 (84%)
Reported unreachable46
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.

What is wrong

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2018 Peterbilt 567, 579, Kenworth T680, and T880 trucks, equipped with certain Eaton Endurant and PACCAR AMT transmissions. The transmission control module (TCM) may allow the engine to crank briefly even if the transmission shifter is not in neutral. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence/Starter Interlock/Transmission Braking Effect."

What can happen

If the transmission is not in neutral when the engine begins running, there may be unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will update the TCM software, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2018. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000, or Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 1217F and 1717KWF.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2018 KENWORTH T680Built 2017-06-19 to 2017-12-19.
2018 KENWORTH T880Built 2017-06-19 to 2017-12-19.
2018 PETERBILT 567Built 2017-05-01 to 2017-12-22.
2018 PETERBILT 579Built 2017-05-01 to 2017-12-22.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

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