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NHTSA recall 20V506000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number20V506000
Manufacturer's number20PBE and 20KWC
ManufacturerPACCAR Incorporated
Reported2020-08-26
Owners notified2020-09-29
ComponentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Units potentially affected1097
Part numbersC74-1027*
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportAnnual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2025-10-30
Vehicles in the campaign1097
Reported remedied1097 (100%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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 2020-2021 Peterbilt 348, 365, 367, 389, 520, 567 and Kenworth T800, T880, W900, W990 vehicles equipped with Watson and Chalin steerable lift axle suspension systems (model SL2065). The axles may have lower rear pivot bolts that are not long enough to sufficiently engage the locking feature of the corresponding nuts.

What can happen

The short screws can cause the hardware to separate from the suspension system and become road hazards, increasing the risk of a crash and/or injury.

The remedy

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect suspect chassis and replace the pivot bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 29, 2020. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall is 20PBE and 20KWC.

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
2020 KENWORTH T800
2021 KENWORTH T800B
2020 KENWORTH T880
2021 KENWORTH T880
2020 KENWORTH W900
2021 KENWORTH W900
2020 KENWORTH W990
2021 KENWORTH W990
2020 PETERBILT 348
2021 PETERBILT 348
2020 PETERBILT 365
2021 PETERBILT 365
2020 PETERBILT 367
2021 PETERBILT 367
2020 PETERBILT 389
2021 PETERBILT 389
2020 PETERBILT 520
2021 PETERBILT 520
2020 PETERBILT 567
2021 PETERBILT 567

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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