Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published December 3, 2024
Kenworth T880 (2025) Steering Recall: Risk of Crash Due to Loss of Control
PACCAR is recalling Kenworth T880 (2025) trucks with steering issues that could cause loss of control and crashes. Owners must contact dealers for free repairs by January 21, 2025.
PACCAR is recalling certain 2024-2025 Kenworth T880 trucks because steering fasteners may fail, causing loss of steering control and increasing crash risk. This affects vehicles with specific PACCAR part numbers that were sold starting in 2024. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/81783-kenworth-t880-2025-steering-recall-risk-of-crash-due-to.
“Kenworth T880 (2025) Steering Recall: Risk of Crash Due to Loss of Control.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81783-kenworth-t880-2025-steering-recall-risk-of-crash-due-to. Based on NHTSA recall #24V908000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=24V908000).
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on December 3, 2024, that PACCAR Incorporated is recalling certain Kenworth and Peterbilt vehicles due to a potential loss of steering control. Dealers will install new correctly torqued fasteners free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Kenworth T480, 2024
Kenworth T800, 2024
Kenworth T880, 2024-2025
Peterbilt 367, 2024
Peterbilt 389, 2024
Peterbilt 520, 2024-2025
Peterbilt 548, 2024
Peterbilt 567, 2024-2025
What to do
Dealers will install new correctly torqued fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2025. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 or Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220.
The hazard
According to NHTSA, the steering arm and/or tie rod bracket fasteners may fail, resulting in a loss of steering control. This failure increases the risk of a crash.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show PACCAR Incorporated has 147 other recalls on record since 2009-03-09. Other recent recalls of similar products include Pierce Arrow XT 2025 Steering Recall: Risk of Loss of Control (2026-02-02), Mack 2025 TerraPro Recall: Loose Steering Gearbox Risk (2026-08-06), and Volvo 2026 VNL Steering Recall: Loose Steering Arm Risk (2026-07-09). NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint for the 2024 KENWORTH T880 with a latest date of 2025-07-19 and 1 owner complaint for the 2025 KENWORTH T880 with a latest date of 2026-08-13.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Kenworth T880 trucks with PACCAR 20k steer axles from 2024-2025 models. The recall includes specific part numbers: 24KWK and 24PBK.
Brand
Kenworth
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Dealer for Repair
Dealers will install new correctly torqued fasteners at no cost to fix the steering issue.
Check for Notification Letter
Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2025, so you should have received one if affected.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will install new correctly torqued fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2025. 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 24KWK and 24PBK.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 49 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Kenworth
We’ve drafted a message you can send Kenworth to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 24V908000 — Kenworth T880 (2025) Steering Recall: Risk of Crash Due to Loss of Control
Hello,
I own a Kenworth T880 (2025) Steering Recall: Risk of Crash Due to Loss of Control that is covered by recall 24V908000 from Kenworth.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will install new correctly torqued fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2025. 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 24KWK and 24PBK.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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