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title: "PETERBILT 579 (2016) - Recall 21V00N000 — NHTSA record 193097 | Is It on Recall"
description: "PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Peterbilt 567, 579, 2021-2022 Peterbilt 536, 2017-2021 Kenworth T880, 2016-2022 Kenworth T680, 2018-"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-193097-peterbilt-579-2016-recall-21v00n000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# PETERBILT 579 (2016) - Recall 21V00N000 — NHTSA record 193097

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Dec 29, 2021. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: PETERBILT 579 (2016) - Recall 21V00N000
- **Reason**: PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Peterbilt 567, 579, 2021-2022 Peterbilt 536, 2017-2021 Kenworth T880, 2016-2022 Kenworth T680, 2018-2020 Kenworth T440, 2020 Kenworth T270, and 2021 Kenworth T280 vehicles. The methane detection system will not function if the system loses power. The operator may be unaware of a system malfunction or the presence of excessive methane levels, increasing the risk of injury or fire.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: PACCAR Incorporated
- **Quantity**: 1107
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 193097

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V00N000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: PETERBILT 579; model year 2016. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Dec 29, 2021
- **Owner notification**: Dec 1, 2022
- **Record created**: Dec 29, 2021

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will re-wire the warning alarm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 1, 2022. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220, and Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 21KWH and 21PBN.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V00N000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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