{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Paccar recall 21V546 (21KWE): 2022 Kenworth T680, T880, and W990",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v546/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V546 (Paccar): Inoperative windshield defrost may reduce driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Paccar's own number: 21KWE.",
  "excerpt": "Kenworth T680, Kenworth T880, Kenworth W900, model year 2022. Filed by PACCAR Incorporated and reported to NHTSA on 20 July 2021. 6,916 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022 Kenworth T680, T880, and W990 vehicles. The HVAC controls may have insufficient soldering between the potentiometer(s) and the PCBA board, resulting in windshield defrost failure. 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: 21KWE. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V546 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: “Inoperative windshield defrost may reduce driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V546 PACCAR Incorporated Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System 20 July 2021 2022-2022 KENWORTH T680, KENWORTH T880, KENWORTH W900 Inoperative windshield defrost may reduce driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace HVAC control head, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were ma",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:56:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:36:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Paccar recall 21V546 (21KWE): 2022 Kenworth T680, T880, and W990\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v546/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}