- Vehicles
- 1,938
- Built between
- Nov 2016 – Dec 2017
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 March 2018
- Repaired
- 82%
- Unrepaired
- 248
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2016 and December 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017-2018 Kenworth T680Built November 2016 to December 2017
- 2017-2018 Kenworth T880Built November 2016 to December 2017
- 2017-2018 Peterbilt 567Built November 2016 to December 2017
- 2017-2018 Peterbilt 579Built November 2016 to December 2017
Repair progress
248 of 1,938 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2019.
82% repaired — 1,587 of 1,938 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 103
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Kenworth T680 and T880 trucks, and Peterbilt 567 and 579 trucks, all equipped with an automated Eaton UltraShift Plus or Eaton Advantage Transmission with right hand stalk shifter. The display that indicates which transmission gear the driver selected may display incorrectly. The display can indicate 'N' when the shifter is set into 'D' or 'R', and the as a result, the truck will not move. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 102, "Transmission Shift Lever Sequence/Starter Interlock/Transmission Braking Effect," and number 101, "Control and Displays."
What could happen
A truck that does not move as expected can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will install a transmission software update, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2016 to December 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 February 2018
- Owners notified9 March 2018
- Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 82% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 February 2018.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall is 18KWA and 118-A.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 18KWA and 118-A
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 102
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
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.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.