Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift (Kenworth and Peterbilt)
Vehicle recall 24V-190. NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Mar 20, 2024.
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The short answer
NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Mar 20, 2024. 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 loss of communication between the gear shifter and the transmission may result in the vehicle becoming disabled after coming to a stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Peterbilt 365, 367, 389, 535, 536, 537, 548, 567, 579, and 2021-2025 Kenworth T180, T280, T380, T480, T680, T880 and W990 trucks.
The right-hand gear shifter stalk connectors may have been improperly crimped, resulting in a loss of communication.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect and replace the gear shifter assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 15, 2025, then phased after that. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR’s numbers for this recall are 24PBE and 24KWE.
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 70,509 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 W99020252024202320222021
- Kenworth T18020252024202320222021
- Kenworth T28020252024202320222021
- Kenworth T38020252024202320222021
- Kenworth T48020252024202320222021
- Kenworth T88020252024202320222021
- Peterbilt 5372024202320222021
- Kenworth T68020252024202320222021
- Peterbilt 3652024202320222021
- Peterbilt 3672024202320222021
- Peterbilt 5352024202320222021
- Peterbilt 5792024202320222021
- Peterbilt 5672024202320222021
- Peterbilt 3892024202320222021
- Peterbilt 5362024202320222021
- Peterbilt 5482024202320222021
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.
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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.