Kenworth Vehicle Speed Control: Accelerator Pedal

Kenworth is recalling about 1,110 vehicles over a problem with the vehicle speed control. A pedal that sticks increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V014000
Manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Reported
16 January 2025
Vehicles
1,110
Built between
Not published
Models
8
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 April 2025
Repaired
63%
Unrepaired
414

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.

  • 2024 Kenworth T180
  • 2023-2024 Kenworth T280
  • 2023-2024 Kenworth T380
  • 2023-2024 Kenworth T480
  • 2023-2024 Peterbilt 535
  • 2023-2024 Peterbilt 536
  • 2023-2024 Peterbilt 537
  • 2023-2024 Peterbilt 548

Repair progress

414 of 1,110 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

63% repaired — 696 of 1,110 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 2023-2024 Peterbilt 535, 536, 537, 548, 2023-2024 Kenworth T280, T380, T480, and 2024 Kenworth T180 trucks. The throttle pedal assembly may contain an oversized magnet carrier, slowing the responsiveness or causing the pedal to stick.

What could happen

A pedal that sticks increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and replace the throttle pedal as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed April 11, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Throttle PedalD21-6033-500, D21-6033-600Throttle Pedal 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

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA16 January 2025
  2. Owners notified11 April 2025
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 63% 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 January 2025.

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 Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220 and Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 25PBA and 25KWA.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
25PBA, 25KWA
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.

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