Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm) (Peterbilt and Kenworth)
Vehicle recall 22V-631. NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Aug 17, 2022.
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The short answer
NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Aug 17, 2022. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 26, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
An unexpected engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2023 Peterbilt 220, 389, 520, 536, 537, 348, 367, 567, 548, 579, and 2023 Kenworth T680, K270, T440, T880, W990, K370, T280, T380, T480, T800, and W900 vehicles.
The engine control module (ECM) may experience an internal electrical short-circuit, causing the engine to stall.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm).
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the ECM, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 16, 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 number for this recall is 22KWG and 22PBG.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 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 1,601 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 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- Peterbilt 5202023
- Peterbilt 5792023
- Kenworth T6802023
- Kenworth T800B2023
- Kenworth W9002023
- Kenworth T2802023
- Kenworth T3802023
- Peterbilt 5362023
- Peterbilt 5372023
- Kenworth T4402023
- Kenworth T4802023
- Kenworth T8802023
- Peterbilt 5672023
- Peterbilt 3892023
- Peterbilt 3672023
- Kenworth W9902023
- Peterbilt 5482023
- Peterbilt 3482023
- Kenworth K2702023
- Kenworth K3702023
- Peterbilt 2202023
Who is recalling it?
- Made by PACCAR Incorporated.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 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 26, 2026 and checked Oct 26, 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 26, 2026.