NHTSA recall 21V00N000
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 | 21V00N000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 21KWH and 21PBN |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2021-12-29 |
| Owners notified | 2022-12-01 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 1107 |
| Part numbers | Assembly does not have part number, but PP607005 is part number for gauge |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1107 |
| Reported remedied | 444 (40%) |
| Reported unreachable | 33 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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 2016-2022 Peterbilt 567, 579, 2021-2022 Peterbilt 536, 2017-2021 Kenworth T880, 2016-2022 Kenworth T680, 2018-2020 Kenworth T440, 2020 Kenworth T270, and 2021 Kenworth T280 vehicles. The methane detection system will not function if the system loses power.
What can happen
The operator may be unaware of a system malfunction or the presence of excessive methane levels, increasing the risk of injury or fire.
The remedy
Dealers will re-wire the warning alarm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 1, 2022. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220, and Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 21KWH and 21PBN.
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.nhtsa.gov.
| 2020 KENWORTH T270 | |
|---|---|
| 2021 KENWORTH T280 | |
| 2018 KENWORTH T440 | |
| 2019 KENWORTH T440 | |
| 2020 KENWORTH T440 | |
| 2016 KENWORTH T680 | |
| 2017 KENWORTH T680 | |
| 2018 KENWORTH T680 | |
| 2019 KENWORTH T680 | |
| 2020 KENWORTH T680 | |
| 2021 KENWORTH T680 | |
| 2022 KENWORTH T680 | |
| 2017 KENWORTH T880 | |
| 2018 KENWORTH T880 | |
| 2019 KENWORTH T880 | |
| 2020 KENWORTH T880 | |
| 2021 KENWORTH T880 | |
| 2021 PETERBILT 536 | |
| 2022 PETERBILT 536 | |
| 2016 PETERBILT 567 | |
| 2017 PETERBILT 567 | |
| 2018 PETERBILT 567 | |
| 2019 PETERBILT 567 | |
| 2020 PETERBILT 567 | |
| 2021 PETERBILT 567 | |
| 2022 PETERBILT 567 | |
| 2016 PETERBILT 579 | |
| 2017 PETERBILT 579 | |
| 2018 PETERBILT 579 | |
| 2019 PETERBILT 579 | |
| 2020 PETERBILT 579 | |
| 2021 PETERBILT 579 | |
| 2022 PETERBILT 579 |
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
| 34-095 | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. Fix As Fail – Dimensions and instructions are available for trimming the radiator recirculation shields to alleviate possible rub to the hood harness. (ARC 1/22/24) |
|---|---|
| 32-010 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. Information only - Customer installed inverters may be wired incorrectly. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.