- Vehicles
- 7,410
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 18
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 August 2024
- Repaired
- 80%
- Unrepaired
- 1,443
Safety advisories
Do not drive this vehicle
NHTSA and the manufacturer advise that affected vehicles should not be driven until the recall repair has been completed. Contact your dealer to arrange the repair, and ask about transport in the meantime.
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2025 Kenworth K270
- 2025 Kenworth K370
- 2025 Kenworth L770
- 2025 Kenworth T280
- 2025 Kenworth T380
- 2025 Kenworth T480
- 2025 Kenworth T680
- 2025 Kenworth T880
- 2025 Kenworth W900
- 2025 Kenworth W990
- 2025 Peterbilt 220
- 2025 Peterbilt 520
- 2025 Peterbilt 536
- 2025 Peterbilt 537
- 2025 Peterbilt 548
- 2025 Peterbilt 567
- 2025 Peterbilt 579
- 2025 Peterbilt 589
Repair progress
1,443 of 7,410 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
80% repaired — 5,891 of 7,410 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 76
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 2025 Kenworth K270, K370, L770, T280, T380, T480, T680, T880, W900, W990, 2025 Peterbilt 220, 520, 536, 537, 548, 567, 579, and 589 trucks. The tie rod or drag link assembly may contain an improperly heat-treated ball stud, causing the ball stud to break.
What could happen
A broken ball stud can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will inspect and replace the tie rod and drag link assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2024.
Parts involved
- Drag LinkJ20-6067, J20-6071, J20-6072, J20-6073Drag Link Assembly
- Tie Rod817755, 971092, 971776, 10036700, 10036701, B65-6013, 3102E4737, 3102A4733Tie Rod Assembly
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 June 2024
- Owners notified6 August 2024
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 80% 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 12 June 2024.
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 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24KWG and 24PBG.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 24KWG, 24PBG
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- 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.nhtsa.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.