NHTSA recall 23V007000
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 | 23V007000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23PBA and 23KWA |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2023-01-16 |
| Owners notified | 2023-03-10 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Units potentially affected | 46 |
| Part numbers | Q30-6025 -Q30-6028 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 46 |
| Reported remedied | 39 (84%) |
| Reported unreachable | 4 |
| 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.
What is wrong
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Peterbilt 579 and 2023 Kenworth T680 vehicles. Incorrect software in the battery electric heavy duty electronic stability control program may underestimate the mass of the vehicle. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
What can happen
An incorrect estimate of the vehicle mass can reduce the performance of the stability control system and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 17, 2023. 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 23PBA and 23KWA.
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.
| 2023 KENWORTH T680 | |
|---|---|
| 2022 PETERBILT 579 | |
| 2023 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 |
| 03-085 | 2022-11-02. Service bulletin. Info Only - Parts kits are now available to install the Bendix Side Collision Mitigation Radar system (BlindSpotter) on chassis that were delivered with a Prewire sales code due to parts shortages. Ordering and installation procedures are included. |
| 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.