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NHTSA recall 18V870000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number18V870000
Manufacturer's number18KWG and 18PBD
ManufacturerPACCAR Incorporated
Reported2018-12-07
Owners notified2019-02-28
ComponentSEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Units potentially affected6857
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2020-07-31
Vehicles in the campaign6857
Reported remedied4792 (69%)
Reported unreachable339
Reported removed0

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 2018 Kenworth T680 and T880, and Peterbilt 567 and 579 trucks. The seat belt buckle assemblies on these vehicles may have been glued and not sewn during manufacturing, possibly causing the assembly to come apart under load, such as in the event of a crash.

What can happen

If the seat belt buckle assembly separates, it can prevent the occupant from being properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt buckle assemblies that were not sewn, free of charge. PACCAR issued owners an interim notification on February 4, 2019. The recall began February 28, 2019. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-918-259-3258. PACCAR's numbers for this recall is 18KWG, and 18PBD.

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 2017-08-18 to 2017-11-27.
2018 KENWORTH T880Built 2017-08-18 to 2017-11-27.
2018 PETERBILT 567Built 2017-08-23 to 2017-10-18.
2018 PETERBILT 579Built 2017-08-23 to 2017-10-18.

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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
18PBD2019-03-18. Service bulletin. Safety Recall Interim Notification: Seat belt buckle assemblies were glued and not sewn, allowing seat belt to come apart.

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

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