{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Paccar recall 12V490 (12KWG): Model Year 2012-2013 Kenworth K270 and K370",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v490/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V490 (Paccar): Vehicles that use a combination of both fog lights and head lights or daytime running lights and headlights may be too bright fo...",
  "excerpt": "Kenworth K270, Kenworth K370, Peterbilt 210, Peterbilt 220, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by PACCAR Incorporated and reported to NHTSA on 9 October 2012. 432 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says PACCAR is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Kenworth K270 and K370 vehicles, manufactured from November 23, 2011, through September 27, 2012, and model year 2012-2013 Peterbilt 210 and 220 vehicles, manufactured from July 29, 2011, through September 25, 2012, for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Paccar's own number for this recall: 12KWG. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V490 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Vehicles that use a combination of both fog lights and head lights or daytime running lights and headlights may be too bright for oncoming traffic, possibly distracting them and increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V490 PACCAR Incorporated Exterior Lighting 9 October 2012 2012-2013 KENWORTH K270, KENWORTH K370,",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:47:26+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:23:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Paccar recall 12V490 (12KWG): Model Year 2012-2013 Kenworth K270 and K370\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v490/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}