# NHTSA recall 24V233000

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: 24V233000
- Manufacturer's number: 24PBF, 24KWF
- Manufacturer: PACCAR Incorporated
- Reported: 2024\-03\-27
- Owners notified: 2024\-07\-29
- Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
- Units potentially affected: 782
- Part numbers: HD94SC12, HD94SC14, J87\-6025, J87\-6040\-001, J87\-6040\-002, HD94PCB31, HD94PN32, HD94PN33, HD94PP32, J87\-6024, J87\-6038\-001,J87\-6043\-002, J87\-6043\-003

## What is wrong

PACCAR Incorporated \(PACCAR\) is recalling certain 2025 Peterbilt 536, 548, 567, 579, and Kenworth T280, T380, T480, T680, T880, and W990 vehicles.  The steering gear sector shaft may have been improperly heat\-treated, which can cause the gear teeth to crack or fracture.


## What can happen

Fractured steering gear teeth can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the serial numbers, and replace the steering gears as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 7, 2024.  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 24PBF and 24KWF.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 782
- Reported remedied: 576 \(73%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2025 KENWORTH T280](/makes/kenworth/t280/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 KENWORTH T380](/makes/kenworth/t380/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 KENWORTH T480](/makes/kenworth/t480/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 KENWORTH T680](/makes/kenworth/t680/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 KENWORTH T880](/makes/kenworth/t880/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 KENWORTH W990](/makes/kenworth/w990/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 PETERBILT 536](/makes/peterbilt/536/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 PETERBILT 548](/makes/peterbilt/548/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 PETERBILT 567](/makes/peterbilt/567/2025/recalls.md)
- [2025 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2025/recalls.md)

## 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)

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