---
title: "PETERBILT 579 (2022) - Recall 25V181000 — NHTSA record 294575 | Is It on Recall"
description: "PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Peterbilt 520, 579, and 2021-2025 Kenworth T680 trucks. The high voltage (HV) contactors may open, c"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-294575-peterbilt-579-2022-recall-25v181000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

[Recall archive](https://isitonrecall.com/archives/) / NHTSA

# PETERBILT 579 (2022) - Recall 25V181000 — NHTSA record 294575

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 Mar 24, 2025. 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 (2022) - Recall 25V181000
- **Reason**: PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Peterbilt 520, 579, and 2021-2025 Kenworth T680 trucks. The high voltage (HV) contactors may open, causing a sudden loss of high voltage and a loss of drive power. A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: PACCAR Incorporated
- **Quantity**: 238
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 294575

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V181000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: PETERBILT 579; model year 2022. 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**: Mar 24, 2025
- **Manufacturer start**: Jun 1, 2021
- **Manufacturer end**: Sep 25, 2024
- **Owner notification**: May 13, 2025
- **Record created**: Mar 25, 2025

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 update the software and replace the electrical harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2025. Owners may contact Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220 and Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 25PBC and 25KWC.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V181000)

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

## Related records

[Vehicles records](https://isitonrecall.com/product/cars/) [Vehicles and equipment records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/vehicles/) [PACCAR Incorporated records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/paccar-incorporated/)