Campaign Details
Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Defect Description
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Peterbilt 579 and 2023 Kenworth T680 vehicles. Incorrect software in the battery electric heavy duty electronic stability control program may underestimate the mass of the vehicle. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
Consequence / Hazard
An incorrect estimate of the vehicle mass can reduce the performance of the stability control system and increase the risk of a crash.
Proposed Solution
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 17, 2023. Owners may contact PACCAR's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 (Kenworth) and 1-940-591-4220 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 23PBA and 23KWA.
🚀 Latest Alerts for this Model
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
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🚗 Affected Vehicles3
All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.