NHTSA recall 23V185000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 23V185000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23PBC |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2023-03-20 |
| Owners notified | 2023-06-12 |
| Component | PARKING BRAKE |
| Units potentially affected | 25 |
| Part numbers | K171241, K182604 |
| Report | Quarterly report 3, for 2023 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2024-02-02 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 25 |
| Reported remedied | 25 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2023 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 2023-2024 Peterbilt 579 trucks. The Intellipark Tractor Park Valve Module (PVM) may intermittently become stuck in the un-parked position and fail to move into the park position when the park switch is activated.
What can happen
A PVM that fails to move into park can cause a vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the PVM with a new corrected part, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 12, 2023. Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's number for this recall is 23PBC.
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 PETERBILT 579 | |
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| 2024 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
| 23PBC | 2023-07-05. Service bulletin. Safety Recall Bendix has established a repair procedure and is providing the parts to update and correct this issue. Certain tractors equipped with Bendix Intellipark Tractor Park Valve Module (PVM) may intermittently become stuck in the un-parked position and may not transition from un-parked to parked when the park switch is pulled on the vehicle dashboard. Warning which can precede or occur: Park indication LEDs on the park switch remain off after the park switch is pulled indicating that the spring brake system has not exhausted, and the vehicle is not parked. Audible exhaust sounds that typically are heard as an air-braked vehicle is parked will not be heard indicating that the vehicle is not parked. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.