# NHTSA recall 21V906000

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: 21V906000
- Manufacturer's number: 21KWG and 21PBM
- Manufacturer: PACCAR Incorporated
- Reported: 2021\-11\-19
- Owners notified: 2022\-01\-03
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- Units potentially affected: 908
- Part numbers: Not Applicable

## What is wrong

PACCAR Incorporated \(PACCAR\) is recalling certain 2019\-2022 Kenworth T880, W990, Peterbilt 567, 579, 389, and 2022 Peterbilt 536, 537 wrecker and auto hauler vehicles.  The work brake \(winch brake\) may unintentionally disengage the service brakes during winching operations, causing the vehicle to roll.


## What can happen

Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash or injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on January 3, 2022.  Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1\-425\-828\-5888 \(Kenworth\); or 1\-940\-591\-4220 \(Peterbilt\).  PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 21KWG and 21PBM.


## 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 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 908
- Reported remedied: 506 \(55%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2019 KENWORTH T880](/makes/kenworth/t880/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 KENWORTH T880](/makes/kenworth/t880/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 KENWORTH T880](/makes/kenworth/t880/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 KENWORTH T880](/makes/kenworth/t880/2022/recalls.md)
- [2019 KENWORTH W990](/makes/kenworth/w990/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 KENWORTH W990](/makes/kenworth/w990/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 KENWORTH W990](/makes/kenworth/w990/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 KENWORTH W990](/makes/kenworth/w990/2022/recalls.md)
- [2019 PETERBILT 389](/makes/peterbilt/389/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 PETERBILT 389](/makes/peterbilt/389/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 PETERBILT 389](/makes/peterbilt/389/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 PETERBILT 389](/makes/peterbilt/389/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 PETERBILT 536](/makes/peterbilt/536/2022/recalls.md)
- 2022 PETERBILT 537
- [2019 PETERBILT 567](/makes/peterbilt/567/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 PETERBILT 567](/makes/peterbilt/567/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 PETERBILT 567](/makes/peterbilt/567/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 PETERBILT 567](/makes/peterbilt/567/2022/recalls.md)
- [2019 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [32\-021](/bulletins/10210950.md), 2022-05-05, Service bulletin
- [26\-037](/bulletins/10185190.md), 2021-01-06, Service bulletin
- [T010](/bulletins/10185188.md), 2021-01-06, Service bulletin
- [03\-071](/bulletins/10169787.md), 2020-01-04, Service bulletin
- [13\-049](/bulletins/10154733.md), 2019-03-18, Service bulletin
- [TIB34\-073](/bulletins/10154342.md), 2019-03-11, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V906000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V906000)

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