NHTSA recall 26V022000
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 | 26V022000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 26PACA |
| Manufacturer | PACCAR Incorporated |
| Reported | 2026-01-19 |
| Owners notified | 2026-03-10 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Units potentially affected | 219 |
| Part numbers | J05-6015 / J05-6027, R29-6085M03 / R29-6085M11 / R29-6085M07 / R29-6085M13 / R29-6079M02 / R29-6085M15 / R29-6085M14 |
| Report | Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 219 |
| Reported remedied | 89 (40%) |
| 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.
What is wrong
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2026 Kenworth L770 and 2024-2026 Peterbilt 520 vehicles. The right-hand stand-up (RHSU) configuration on the steering cross-shaft may become stressed and fail.
What can happen
A steering cross-shaft that fails can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair the steering cross-shafts and replace any damaged or broken cross-shafts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 13, 2026. Owners may contact Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220 and Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's number for this recall is 26PACA.
| 2026 KENWORTH L770 | Built 2024-11-25 to 2024-12-11. |
|---|---|
| 2024 PETERBILT 520 | Built from 2023-10-09. |
| 2025 PETERBILT 520 | |
| 2026 PETERBILT 520 | Built to 2025-08-06. |
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
| 24KWC/24PBC | 2026-08-20. Service bulletin. Updated Sheppard Steering Gear Classification Tool link in Inspection Procedure |
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| 26PACA | 2026-06-03. Service bulletin. Updated cross shaft and bearing installation steps have been added to the repair procedures. |
| 46-028 | 2026-06-03. Service campaign. Certain Peterbilt Model 520 BEV chassis with an Accelera Power Control and Accessory System (PCAS) were manufactured without a check valve in the power steering system. |
| 15-034 | 2026-03-05. Service campaign. Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) de-energizing and re-energizing procedures have been added to the bulletin for Peterbilt Model 520 BEV. |
| 26PACA | 2026-02-18. Service campaign. KW: Certain Kenworth L770 chassis may have Right-Hand (RH) steering cross shaft bearing mounting holes that are misaligned, resulting in increased stress on the steering cross shaft on the Right-Hand Stand-Up (RHSU) controls configuration. Failure of the RH steering cross shaft could result in the loss of RH steering control which may increase the risk of a crash. PB: Certain Peterbilt Model 520 / 520 BEV chassis may have Right-Hand (RH) steering cross shaft bearing mounting holes that are misaligned, resulting in increased stress on the steering cross shaft on the Right-Hand Stand-Up (RHSU) controls configuration. Failure of the RH steering cross shaft could result in the loss of RH steering control which may increase the risk of a crash. |
| 15-034 | 2026-01-06. Service bulletin. Certain Kenworth L770 and Peterbilt Model 520 chassis may encounter a slight increase in effort in the right-hand steering shaft when turning the wheel. |
| 24PBK | 2025-02-05. Service bulletin. Safety Recall Specific 2024 Peterbilt Model 367, 389, 548, and 2024-2025 520 and 567 chassis equipped with a PACCAR 20k Steer Axle have been identified as having steering arm and/or tie rod arm fasteners that may be improperly torqued and can be at risk of failing. If both fasteners in either steering arm or tie rod arm fail, there may be a loss of steering control, which could increase the risk of a crash. Affected chassis will have all steering arm and tie rod arm bolts removed, replaced with new bolts, and torqued properly. |
| 24PBK | 2025-01-07. Service bulletin. Interim Safety Recall Specific 2024 Peterbilt model 367, 389, 548, and 2024-2025 Peterbilt 520 and 567 chassis equipped with a PACCAR 20k Steer Axle have been identified as having steer arm and/or tie rod arm fasteners that may be improperly torqued and can be at risk of failing. If both fasteners in either steering arm or tie rod arm fail, there may be a loss of steering control, which could increase the risk of a crash. At this time, parts are not available to complete the necessary repairs. This bulletin will be updated when parts become available. |
| 15-031 | 2024-04-04. Service bulletin. This Bulletin contains parts ordering and replacement procedures for Steering Gears identified as SUSPECT under 24PBC ONLY. Steering Gears repaired under this bulletin MUST be entered into the Serial Number Tracking Form for 24PBC. |
| 24PBB | 2024-03-04. Service bulletin. Reference Hendrickson Recall 23E-095 Hendrickson alerted Peterbilt to a limited number of Hendrickson COMPOSILITE® EXS20 steerable, auxiliary lift axle suspension assemblies and individual steering knuckle assembly components that are equipped with bearing journals that may not have been seated correctly to the backbones of the left and right-side steering knuckle assembly components during manufacture. Loss of oil from the respective axle hubs may cause the spindles to become loose from the steering knuckle assemblies or otherwise fracture and/or cause wheel end hub damage . This can further result in foreign object debris on the roadway, increasing the risk of a crash and/or injury. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.