NHTSA recall 21V719000
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 | 21V719000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 21PBL |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2021-09-16 |
| Owners notified | 2021-10-28 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE |
| Units potentially affected | 19 |
| Report | Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 19 |
| Reported remedied | 19 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| 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 2022 Peterbilt 567 and 579 vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction indicator lamp may not illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
What can happen
The driver may be unaware of an ESC system malfunction, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will reprogram the ESC system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 28, 2021. Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1-940-591-4220 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's number for this recall is 21PBL.
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.
| 2022 PETERBILT 567 | |
|---|---|
| 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
| 24KWL/PBL | 2026-08-20. Service bulletin. The verbiage in the Introduction section has been updated. |
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| 24PBL | 2025-02-05. Service bulletin. Safety Recall Updated software and procedures are now available. Certain Vehicle Model Year 2021-2025 Peterbilt chassis configured for trailer towing require a software update for the Bendix EC80 ABS ECU. Software update procedures for certain Battery-Electric Vehicles (BEV) and EC80 ABS ECU part numbers are not yet available. This bulletin will be updated when software update procedures are available for these chassis. Safety Recall publish date: 1/10/25 |
| 21PBl | 2021-11-05. Service bulletin. Electric Stability Control – Malfunction Indicator Lamp May Not Illuminate – NHTSA ID: 21V-719. An incorrectly programmed software parameter results in a failed signal from the electronic stability control (ESC) system to the dash lamp that indicates a malfunction. Updating the software parameter via Davie4 resolves the issue. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.