Steering (Kenworth and Peterbilt)
Vehicle recall 22V-547. NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Jul 28, 2022.
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The short answer
NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Jul 28, 2022. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Kenworth T170, T270, T280, T370, T380, T440, T470, T480, T680, T800, T880, W900, W990, C500, and 2022-2023 Peterbilt 325, 330, 337, 348, 365, 367, 389, 520, 536, 537, 548, 567, and 579 vehicles.
The steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect the steering gear serial numbers, and replace the steering gears as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26, 2022. Owners may contact Kenworth’s customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt’s customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR’s numbers for this recall are 22PBE and 22KWE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 47,500 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Kenworth T44020232022
- Kenworth T48020232022
- Peterbilt 38920232022
- Peterbilt 56720232022
- Peterbilt 36720232022
- Kenworth T88020232022
- Kenworth W99020232022
- Peterbilt 36520232022
- Peterbilt 54820232022
- Peterbilt 34820232022
- Peterbilt 33720232022
- Kenworth T47020232022
- Peterbilt 52020232022
- Kenworth T17020232022
- Kenworth C50020232022
- Peterbilt 57920232022
- Kenworth T68020232022
- Peterbilt 33020232022
- Kenworth T27020232022
- Peterbilt 32520232022
- Peterbilt 53720232022
- Kenworth W90020232022
- Kenworth T800B20232022
- Peterbilt 53620232022
- Kenworth T28020232022
- Kenworth T37020232022
- Kenworth T38020232022
Who is recalling it?
- Made by PACCAR Incorporated.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.