NHTSA recall 22V277000
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 | 22V277000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 22 PBB and 22 KWB |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2022-04-25 |
| Owners notified | 2022-11-08 |
| Component | STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS |
| Units potentially affected | 17641 |
| Part numbers | B05-6041* |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 17641 |
| Reported remedied | 10869 (61%) |
| Reported unreachable | 400 |
| 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 2018-2020 Kenworth T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T880, T800, W900, W990; and 2018-2020 Peterbilt 330, 337, 348, 365, 367, 389, 520, 567, and 579 vehicles. The Dana D-Series axle steer arm fasteners that attach the steering arm to the steering knuckle may fail.
What can happen
Fastener failure can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace and torque the steer arm fasteners, at no charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 8, 2022. 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 are 22 PBB and 22 KWB.
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.
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
| 22KWB | 2022-06-02. Service bulletin. Safety Recall – Interim Notification - The Dana D-Series front axle steer arm fasteners that attach the steer arm to the steering knuckle may fail, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. Repair information will be added when a repair procedure and parts are available. |
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| A003 | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. PACCAR has determined that all Set Forward Front Axle (SFFA) models with the PACCAR 20K front steer axle and wide-based tires have the potential to experience a shimmy or shake in the front axle. Wide-based tires include any series tires with widths of 385 mm or higher. This is due a lack of friction in the current axle rotating components. Replacing the thrust roller bearing with a thrust washer assembly creates enough friction to eliminate the shimmy. |
| 20PBD | 2020-09-03. Service bulletin. Safety Recall: Model 520 vehicles with Right-Hand Stand-Up (“RHSU”) configuration built between February 15, 2019 and December 20, 2019 may have incorrect steering assist cylinder bracket bolts installed, which prevents proper retention of these bolts.The steering assist cylinder bracket attached to the right front spring bracket with these bolts may also be damaged. The bolts installed may not have the required thread lock and this could result in loose or missing hardware. This may cause the bracket to flex or break and cause damage to adjacent components or lock up steering. Resolution is to remove and reinstall the steering gear assist bracket bolts with thread locker. |
| 19PBF | 2020-04-03. Service bulletin. Safety Recall: Peterbilt Motors Company has decided a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, may exist in certain Model 520 vehicles with Right Hand Stand Up (RHSU) configuration built between June 15, 2018 and February 14, 2019. Vehicles may have an improperly supported steering gear assist bracket due to the incorrect spring bracket installed. The spring bracket may be missing 3 drilled and tapped holes which will provide additional support for the steering gear assist bracket. An improperly supported steering gear assist cylinder bracket may break and cause damage to surrounding components and/or lock up the steering, increasing the risk of a crash. Resolution is to inspect and verify the steering assist bracket is installed with 5 required bolts. If 5 bolts are not installed, a new bracket will be installed. |
| 19PBF | 2020-02-05. Service bulletin. Safety Related Campaign - Interim Notification: Peterbilt Motors Company has decided a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, may exist in certain Model 520 vehicles with Right Hand Stand Up (RHSU) configuration built between June 15, 2018 and February 14, 2019. Vehicles may have an improperly supported steering gear assist bracket due to the incorrect spring bracket installed. The spring bracket may be missing 3 drilled and tapped holes which will provide additional support for the steering gear assist bracket. An improperly supported steering gear assist bracket may flex or break and cause damage to other components or cause the steering to lock up. This bulletin will be updated as soon as parts become available for the repair. |
| 15-028 | 2019-10-04. Service bulletin. Non Safety Campaign: Peterbilt has determined that certain model 365, 367, and 389 vehicles, built between 08/09/19 and 08/20/19 may have a steering column tilt cable that is not properly routed through a cushion clamp. This can result in contact with the U-Joint pinch bolt and damage the cable. |
| 19PBD | 2019-09-05. Service bulletin. Safety Recall: Defectective lower hsaft to u-joint yoke in non-telescoping steering columns due to supplier weld not creating enough penetration and can crack, which could lead to a loss of steering and increase risk of crash or injury. Resolution is to inspect for defective identified manufacturing lot and replace steering column if determined defective. |
| R1801 | 2019-09-05. Service bulletin. Non-Safety Campaign: Vehicles built with pre-production steering column parts are updated with production quality components. |
| R1801 | 2019-09-05. Service bulletin. MY2018 QV/VV Retrofit |
| 15-027 | 2019-06-11. Service bulletin. Non Safety Campaign: ZF (supplier) steering gear boxes may have a sealing plug not seated corrected allowing power steering fluid loss. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.