Kenworth T380 (2025) Recall: Wheel Hub Overheating Fire Risk
PACCAR recalls 2024-2025 Kenworth T380 trucks with potential wheel hub overheating causing fire or loss of vehicle control. Owners must have dealers inspect and repair free of charge.
Use caution until it’s fixed
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.
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
PACCAR is recalling certain 2024-2025 Kenworth T380 trucks that may have insufficient wheel bearing lubrication. This could cause the wheel hub to overheat, increasing fire risk or leading to loss of vehicle control and crashes. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/81841-kenworth-t380-2025-recall-wheel-hub-overheating-fire-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/81841-kenworth-t380-2025-recall-wheel-hub-overheating-fire-risk · Updated September 23, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #24V903000
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“Kenworth T380 (2025) Recall: Wheel Hub Overheating Fire Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81841-kenworth-t380-2025-recall-wheel-hub-overheating-fire-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #24V903000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=24V903000).
Why it’s dangerous
Insufficient lubrication in the wheel hub can cause overheating. This may lead to a fire or loss of vehicle control, increasing the chance of a crash.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2024-2025 Kenworth T380 trucks with specific Meritor front steer drive axles are affected. Drivers using these trucks without the repair are at risk of fire or crash.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your truck has a Meritor 10-16K or 18-23K front steer drive axle. The recall covers 2024-2025 Kenworth T380 models.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Customer Service
Call Kenworth at 1-425-828-5888 or Peterbilt at 1-940-591-4220 for repair assistance.
Have Dealer Inspect
Dealers will inspect and repair the wheel end with new parts and lubricate bearings as necessary at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
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. 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.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 8 months after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Contact Kenworth
We’ve drafted a message you can send Kenworth to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 24V903000 — Kenworth T380 (2025) Recall: Wheel Hub Overheating Fire Risk Hello, I own a Kenworth T380 (2025) Recall: Wheel Hub Overheating Fire Risk that is covered by recall 24V903000 from Kenworth. The official recall notice states: 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. 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. 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.
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Where this comes from
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.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #24V903000 (December 2, 2024)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 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.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.