- Vehicles
- 29
- Built between
- Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 July 2025
- Repaired
- 31%
- Unrepaired
- 20
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2023 and August 2024. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2024-2025 Kenworth T380Built November 2023 to November 2023
- 2024-2025 Kenworth T480Built December 2023 to August 2024
- 2025 Peterbilt 536Built July 2024 to July 2024
- 2024 Peterbilt 537Built November 2023 to November 2023
- 2024-2025 Peterbilt 548Built September 2023 to June 2024
Repair progress
20 of 29 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
31% repaired — 9 of 29 reported
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 2024 Peterbilt 537, 2024-2025 Kenworth T380, T480, Peterbilt 548, and 2025 Peterbilt 536 trucks, equipped with certain Meritor 10-16K and 18-23K front steer drive axles. The front steer drive axles may have insufficient wheel bearing lubricant.
What could happen
Insufficient lubrication may cause the wheel hub to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire, or result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will inspect and repair the wheel end with new parts and lubricate the bearings as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed July 21, 2025.
Parts involved
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-4414-178-FWHFront Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-5412-192Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-7413-106Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8410-133Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8412-192Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8414-178Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8414-178-FWHFront Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8416-101Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8416-102Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8416-103Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8416-104-FWHFront Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-8420-003Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-9416-102Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-9416-103Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-9416-104Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-A416-101Front Steer Drive axle
- FSD 10-23K Axles297-A416-103Front Steer Drive axle
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2023 to August 2024
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 December 2024
- Owners notified21 July 2025
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 31% 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 December 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's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 or Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24KWJ and 24PBJ.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 24KWJ 24PBJ
- 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 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.