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Kenworth spotlight circuit may not be adequately protected in the event of a short.

NHTSA campaign 17V-471 · Reported July 25, 2017 · 5,731 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Kenworth T680, T880, 567 and 579
VEHICLES AFFECTED
5,731
REMEDY
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will change the polyfuse switch in the spotlight circuit to a standard fuse, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

PACCAR Incorporated reported a problem with the exterior lighting. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The spotlight circuit may not be adequately protected in the event of a short.

WHY IT MATTERS

A short in the spotlight circuitry may increase the risk of a fire at the cab fuse block.

WHAT TO DO

PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will change the polyfuse switch in the spotlight circuit to a standard fuse, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-471.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013–2017Kenworth T680
2013–2017Kenworth T880
2013–2017Peterbilt 567
2013–2017Peterbilt 579

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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