NHTSA recall 18V816000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 18V816000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 18KWF & 18PBC |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2018-11-16 |
| Owners notified | 2019-01-15 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Units potentially affected | 1619 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-07-31 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1619 |
| Reported remedied | 988 (61%) |
| Reported unreachable | 24 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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 2013-2019 Kenworth T680 and T880 and Peterbilt 579 trucks, greater than 30 feet long and equipped with side extender mounted intermediate marker lamp/turn signals that do not include a reflex reflector. Since both intermediate side marker lamps and reflex reflectors are required, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What can happen
Missing reflex reflectors can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners and dealers will install reflex reflective tape, free of charge. The recall began January 15, 2019. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-918-259-3258. PACCAR's number for this recall is 18KWF, and 18PBC.
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.
| 2013 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
|---|---|
| 2014 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2015 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2016 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2017 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2018 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2019 KENWORTH T680 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2013 KENWORTH T880 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2014 KENWORTH T880 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2015 KENWORTH T880 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2016 KENWORTH T880 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2017 KENWORTH T880 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2018 KENWORTH T880 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2019 KENWORTH T880 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2013 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2014 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2015 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2016 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2017 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2018 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
| 2019 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2013-03-25 to 2018-10-22. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 34-090 | 2022-03-04. Service bulletin. A frame mounted left-hand marker light bracket interferes with the rear fuel tank fill location. A redesigned bracket can be purchased that relocates the marker bracket to the front fuel tank bracket to eliminate interference. |
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| 21-PBF | 2021-07-06. Service bulletin. Safety Recall – Interim Notification - The Daytime Running Lamps (DRLs) may turn off while the vehicle is in motion and the headlamps, fog lamps or turn signals are not on. This is non-compliant with Canadian Regulation CMVSS 108, which states that the DRLs must be on while the vehicle is in motion without certain other lamps being activated. This bulletin will be updated when a repair is available. |
| 34-071 | 2019-06-11. Service bulletin. Non-Safety Campaign: Vehicles ordered with parameter for brake lights disabled when engine brake applied were built with this feature enabled. |
| 18PBC | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. Safety Recall: Vehicles fail to confirm with FMVSS/CMVSS No 108 - Table 1-a requirements for intermediate side marker lamp and reflex reflector. |
| 15-17 | 2018-04-02. Service bulletin. Fix-As-Fail - Low Beam Headlamp Bulb Diagnosis (Inspect Bulb and Connector) |
| TIB-34-053 | 2014-08-15. Service bulletin. KENWORTH: WHILE DRIVING SOME TRUCKS, THE COMBINATION OVERDOOR LAMP WILL FLICKER AND DEFECTIVE LAMPS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. MODEL T680. *PE |
| FRN-413-9 | 2013-07-01. Service bulletin. PETERBILT: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WHILE TRUCK IS MOVING, AND EXTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH IS ACTIVATED, WILL CAUSE LIGHTS TO GO OUT AND SWITCH PLUG NEEDS REPLACING AND SOFTWARE UPDATED. MODELS 567, 579. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.