- Vehicles
- 1,619
- Built between
- Mar 2013 – Oct 2018
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 January 2019
- Repaired
- 61%
- Unrepaired
- 607
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2013 and October 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2019 Kenworth T680Built March 2013 to October 2018
- 2013-2019 Kenworth T880Built March 2013 to October 2018
- 2013-2019 Peterbilt 579Built March 2013 to October 2018
Repair progress
607 of 1,619 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
61% repaired — 988 of 1,619 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 24
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 2013-2019 Kenworth T680 and T880 and Peterbilt 579 trucks, greater than 30 feet long and equipped with side extender mounted intermediate marker lamp/turn signals that do not include a reflex reflector. Since both intermediate side marker lamps and reflex reflectors are required, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
Missing reflex reflectors can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
PACCAR will notify owners and dealers will install reflex reflective tape, free of charge. The recall began January 15, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2013 to October 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 November 2018
- Owners notified15 January 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 61% 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 16 November 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 PACCAR customer service at 1-918-259-3258. PACCAR's number for this recall is 18KWF, and 18PBC.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 18KWF & 18PBC
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- 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.