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NHTSA campaign 24V190000 · Manufacturer campaign 24PBE/24KWE

Kenworth and Peterbilt Recall 24V-190: Improperly Crimped Connectors In Gear Shifter

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 24V190000 (Manufacturer campaign 24PBE/24KWE) was reported by PACCAR Incorporated on March 20, 2024, with 70,509 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T180, Kenworth T280, Kenworth T380 and more for model years 2021–2025. Owners were notified on December 15, 2025, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 24V190000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
24V190000 (also written 24V-190 or 24V190)
Filed by
PACCAR Incorporated
Manufacturer campaign number
24PBE/24KWE
Report received
Potentially affected
70,509 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Lever and Linkage — Column Shift
Owners notified

Repair completion: 45.04% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 24V190000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Kenworth

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Peterbilt

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 24V190000.

Defect description

PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Peterbilt 365, 367, 389, 535, 536, 537, 548, 567, 579, and 2021-2025 Kenworth T180, T280, T380, T480, T680, T880 and W990 trucks. The right-hand gear shifter stalk connectors may have been improperly crimped, resulting in a loss of communication.

Safety consequence

A loss of communication between the gear shifter and the transmission may result in the vehicle becoming disabled after coming to a stop, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the gear shifter assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 15, 2025, then phased after that. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888 or Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24PBE and 24KWE.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 24V190000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.