# NHTSA recall 18V870000

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: 18V870000
- Manufacturer's number: 18KWG and 18PBD
- Manufacturer: PACCAR Incorporated
- Reported: 2018\-12\-07
- Owners notified: 2019\-02\-28
- Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 6857

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-07\-31
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6857
- Reported remedied: 4792 \(69%\)
- Reported unreachable: 339
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 KENWORTH T680](/makes/kenworth/t680/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-08\-18 to 2017\-11\-27.
- [2018 KENWORTH T880](/makes/kenworth/t880/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-08\-18 to 2017\-11\-27.
- [2018 PETERBILT 567](/makes/peterbilt/567/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-08\-23 to 2017\-10\-18.
- [2018 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-08\-23 to 2017\-10\-18.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [18PBD](/bulletins/10154734.md), 2019-03-18, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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