# NHTSA recall 25V181000

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: 25V181000
- Manufacturer's number: 25PBC and 25KWC
- Manufacturer: PACCAR Incorporated
- Reported: 2025\-03\-24
- Owners notified: 2025\-05\-13
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 238
- Part numbers: 110101, 110102, 110500, 110501, 110502, 110503, 110532, 110533, 200091 and 6550082

## What is wrong

PACCAR Incorporated \(PACCAR\) is recalling certain 2022\-2025 Peterbilt 520, 579, and 2021\-2025 Kenworth T680 trucks.  The high voltage \(HV\) contactors may open, causing a sudden loss of high voltage and a loss of drive power.


## What can happen

A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the software and replace the electrical harness, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2025.  Owners may contact Peterbilt's customer service at 1\-940\-591\-4220 and Kenworth's customer service at 1\-425\-828\-5888.  PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 25PBC and 25KWC.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 888\-275\-9171\) or go to nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 5, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 238
- Reported remedied: 201 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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

- [2021 KENWORTH T680](/makes/kenworth/t680/2021/recalls.md). Built 2020\-10\-28 to 2024\-11\-20.
- [2022 KENWORTH T680](/makes/kenworth/t680/2022/recalls.md). Built 2020\-10\-28 to 2024\-11\-20.
- [2023 KENWORTH T680](/makes/kenworth/t680/2023/recalls.md). Built 2020\-10\-28 to 2024\-11\-20.
- [2024 KENWORTH T680](/makes/kenworth/t680/2024/recalls.md). Built 2020\-10\-28 to 2024\-11\-20.
- [2025 KENWORTH T680](/makes/kenworth/t680/2025/recalls.md). Built 2020\-10\-28 to 2024\-11\-20.
- [2022 PETERBILT 520](/makes/peterbilt/520/2022/recalls.md). Built 2020\-06\-01 to 2024\-11\-05.
- [2023 PETERBILT 520](/makes/peterbilt/520/2023/recalls.md). Built 2020\-06\-01 to 2024\-11\-05.
- [2024 PETERBILT 520](/makes/peterbilt/520/2024/recalls.md). Built 2020\-06\-01 to 2024\-11\-05.
- [2025 PETERBILT 520](/makes/peterbilt/520/2025/recalls.md). Built 2020\-06\-01 to 2024\-11\-05.
- [2022 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2022/recalls.md). Built 2021\-06\-01 to 2024\-09\-25.
- [2023 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2023/recalls.md). Built 2021\-06\-01 to 2024\-09\-25.
- [2024 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2024/recalls.md). Built 2021\-06\-01 to 2024\-09\-25.
- [2025 PETERBILT 579](/makes/peterbilt/579/2025/recalls.md). Built 2021\-06\-01 to 2024\-09\-25.

## 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\-014](/bulletins/11037549.md), 2026-09-29, Service bulletin
- [E328](/bulletins/11037480.md), 2026-09-23, Service campaign
- [01\-094](/bulletins/11037479.md), 2026-09-23, Service bulletin
- [P003](/bulletins/11036340.md), 2026-08-25, Service bulletin
- [P003](/bulletins/11036295.md), 2026-08-20, Service bulletin
- [P001](/bulletins/11036294.md), 2026-08-20, Service bulletin
- [46\-029](/bulletins/11036290.md), 2026-08-20, Service bulletin
- [46\-020](/bulletins/11035203.md), 2026-07-23, Service bulletin
- [43\-089](/bulletins/11035151.md), 2026-07-22, Service bulletin
- [26PACB](/bulletins/11035098.md), 2026-07-20, Service campaign

## 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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