Kenworth Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel

Kenworth is recalling about 18,332 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An instrument panel display that does not show critical information, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
25V569000
Manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Reported
2 September 2025
Vehicles
18,332
Built between
May 2023 – Mar 2025
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 October 2025
Repaired
51%
Unrepaired
9,024

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2023 and March 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2024-2026 Kenworth T680Built May 2023 to March 2025
  • 2024-2026 Kenworth T880Built May 2023 to March 2025
  • 2024-2026 Kenworth W990Built May 2023 to February 2025

Repair progress

9,024 of 18,332 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

51% repaired — 9,308 of 18,332 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 2024-2026 Kenworth T680, T880, and W990 trucks. The 15-inch digital display may fail to display warning lights or vehicle speed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 101, "Controls and Displays" and 121, "Air Brake Systems."

What could happen

An instrument panel display that does not show critical information, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will update the vehicle display software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed October 27, 2025.

Parts involved

  • 15” Digital DisplayQ43-1206-100-10015” Digital Display
  • 15” Digital DisplayQ43-1208-100-10015” Digital Display

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. Vehicles builtMay 2023 to March 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 September 2025
  3. Owners notified27 October 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 51% 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 September 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 Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's number for this recall is 25PACG.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
25PACG
Recalling manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Safety standard
FMVSS 101
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.

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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