NHTSA recall 19V733000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 19V733000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 19PBE |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2019-10-15 |
| Owners notified | 2019-11-04 |
| Component | VISIBILITY |
| Units potentially affected | 248 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-04-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 248 |
| Reported remedied | 199 (80%) |
| Reported unreachable | 3 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 1, 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 2020 Peterbilt 579 vehicles equipped with a sleeper box. The conspicuity tape may have been installed in the incorrect location, affecting the vehicle's visibility to other drivers on the road. As such, 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
Reduced visibility increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will install additional conspicuity tape on back of sleeper in correct location, free of charge. The recall began November 4, 2019. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's number for this recall is 19PBE.
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.
| 2020 PETERBILT 579 | Built 2019-08-26 to 2019-09-12. |
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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
| 36-191 | 2024-06-04. Service bulletin. Information Only Vehicles equipped with Digital Vision System (DVS) Mirror Mounted Cameras, that do not have optional left-hand or right-hand blind spotters, may set false Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) 522490-9 or 522491-9. These DTCs can be ignored if corresponding blind spotter is not equipped. The next Digital Vision System Mirrors (DVS-M) software update will correct these false DTCs. |
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| 01-079 | 2023-07-05. Service bulletin. Fix-as-Fail - HVAC Intermittently Stops Blowing Cold Air |
| 02-178 | 2023-05-05. Service bulletin. Fix As Fail – Certain 579, and New Model 579 chassis that were manufactured with a Bendix forward looking camera system may experience bracket failure causing the bracket and camera to fall from the windshield. |
| 02-160 | 2021-03-10. Service bulletin. Information Only – Windshield washer pumps have a high No Trouble Found rate. Washer pumps may fail to spray due to a clogged filter. |
| 02-157 | 2020-04-03. Service bulletin. Fix as Fail: Certain model 567 and 579 vehicles may have been built with a windshield seal that could delaminate. Vehicles built from 9/27/2019 through 2/06/2020 with windshield Julian date codes between 263 of 2019 and 031 of 2020 could be affected. Resolution is to replace any failed windshields with a delaminated seal. |
| 19PBA | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. Safety Recall: Peterbilt Motors Company has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, may exist in certain model year 2020 Model 567 and 579 vehicles manufactured between 2/15/2019 and 3/15/2019. The upper mirror in the side mirror assemblies could fall from the housing and limit the visibility of the driver. The mirror and carrier will be inspected to verify the Mekra Lang manufacture date and replaced if necessary. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.