Transport Canada recall 2026014
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| Published by | Transport Canada (Canada) |
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| Campaign number | 2026014 |
| Manufacturer's number | 26PACA |
| Reported | 2026-01-19 |
| Component | Steering |
| Notification type | Safety Mfr |
| Units potentially affected | 24 |
What is wrong
Issue:
On certain trucks, the steering cross shaft could fail and cause a loss of right-hand steering control.
Note: This recall only affects trucks equipped with a right-hand stand up steering configuration.
Safety Risk:
A loss of steering control could increase the risk of a crash.
Corrective Actions:
PACCAR will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, repair the steering cross shaft.
| 2025 PETERBILT 520 | |
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| 2026 PETERBILT 520 |
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. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.
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