# NHTSA recall 21V601000

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: 21V601000
- Manufacturer's number: 21PBG and 21KWF
- Manufacturer: PACCAR Incorporated
- Reported: 2021\-08\-03
- Owners notified: 2021\-07\-30
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Units potentially affected: 688
- Part numbers: E8

## What is wrong

PACCAR Incorporated \(PACCAR\) is recalling certain 2021\-2022 Peterbilt 536, 537, 548 and Kenworth T270, T280, T370, T380, T440, T470, and T480 vehicles equipped with Cummins L9 diesel engines.  A fuel leak may occur from the fuel hose between the fuel pump and the remote fuel filter head.


## What can happen

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Cummins will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in October 2021.  Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1\-425\-828\-5888 \(Kenworth\) and 1\-940\-591\-4220 \(Peterbilt\).  PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 21PBG and 21KWF.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 688
- Reported remedied: 266 \(38%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- 2021 KENWORTH T270
- 2022 KENWORTH T270
- 2021 KENWORTH T280
- [2022 KENWORTH T280](/makes/kenworth/t280/2022/recalls.md)
- 2021 KENWORTH T370
- 2022 KENWORTH T370
- 2021 KENWORTH T380
- [2022 KENWORTH T380](/makes/kenworth/t380/2022/recalls.md)
- 2021 KENWORTH T440
- 2022 KENWORTH T440
- 2021 KENWORTH T470
- 2022 KENWORTH T470
- 2021 KENWORTH T480
- [2022 KENWORTH T480](/makes/kenworth/t480/2022/recalls.md)
- 2021 PETERBILT 536
- [2022 PETERBILT 536](/makes/peterbilt/536/2022/recalls.md)
- 2021 PETERBILT 537
- 2022 PETERBILT 537
- 2021 PETERBILT 548
- 2022 PETERBILT 548

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [43\-076](/bulletins/11027058.md), 2026-01-06, Service bulletin
- [21PBN](/bulletins/10227172.md), 2022-12-05, Service bulletin
- [21PBN](/bulletins/10207154.md), 2022-02-04, 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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