Kenworth T880, 567, T680, 589, W990. Published by Transport Canada as 2026405 on 21 August 2026. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain trucks, the wiring harness for the driver's and/or passenger's seat ventilation system may not have enough protection and could become damaged. As a result, the wiring harness(es) could short circuit.
Safety Risk:
A short circuit can create the risk of a fire.
Corrective Actions:
To …
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Checked against the register on 22 October 2026. 4 changes in the wording since our daily reading began.
Changed since our daily reading began
13 October 2026: the models was rewritten. Before and after
8 October 2026: the models was rewritten. Before and after
30 September 2026: the models was rewritten. Before and after
29 September 2026: the models was rewritten. Before and after
Kenworth T880 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Kenworth T880 is named on 21 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2026405
- Recall date
- 21 August 2026
- Make
- Kenworth, Peterbilt
- Models
- T880, 567, T680, 589, W990
- Model years
- 2027
- Vehicle class
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 163
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain trucks, the wiring harness for the driver's and/or passenger's seat ventilation system may not have enough protection and could become damaged. As a result, the wiring harness(es) could short circuit.Safety Risk:
A short circuit can create the risk of a fire.Corrective Actions:
To reduce the safety risk, PACCAR advises you not to use the seat ventilation functions until recall repairs have been completed. PACCAR will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to replace the wire harness(es), as necessary.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2026405.
Kenworth elsewhere in this register
Kenworth is named on 263 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2026367 · 27 July 2026 · T680, 579, 589 · Electrical
- 2026256 · 27 May 2026 · K370, 220 · High Voltage
- 2025448 · 2 September 2025 · T880, W990, T680 · Visual System
- 2025357 · 26 June 2025 · T480, T280, W990 · Lights And Instruments
- 2025150 · 24 March 2025 · T680, 579, 520 · High Voltage
- 2025151 · 24 March 2025 · 220, K370 · High Voltage
- 2025036 · 29 January 2025 · 548, T380, T280 · Lights And Instruments
- 2025018 · 16 January 2025 · T480, T380, T280 · Powertrain
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2026400 · 19 August 2026 · Ap45a · Electrical
- 2026408 · 25 August 2026 · Mustang · Electrical
- 2026370 · 30 July 2026 · Imagine · Electrical
- 2026367 · 27 July 2026 · T680, 579, 589 · Electrical
- 2026360 · 23 July 2026 · Pause · Electrical
- 2026356 · 20 July 2026 · Bronco · Electrical
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Kenworth T680, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Kenworth: 263 in the register, and 405 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2026.
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