Kenworth service campaign 25PBD/KWD
What it says"Safety Recall 25KWD: K270E/K370E Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Dana Cradle Harness Connector Safety Recall Parts and procedures are now available. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Kenworth filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Aug 18, 2025, received Sep 3, 2025, about the electrical system. It names 8 model years (2022–2025). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
"Safety Recall 25KWD: K270E/K370E Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Dana Cradle Harness Connector Safety Recall Parts and procedures are now available. Interim SIR bulletin flagging in the PACCAR Registration and Warranty System has now been replaced with the campaign number. Refer to Bulletin 99-048 for details. The chassis affected population has increased."
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25PBD/KWD | Service campaign | Aug 18, 2025 | 11022488 | PDF, 414 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 23031EV | SRT Code B25-15A | 1 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (9 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Kenworth’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against: 2022 Kenworth K270; 2023 Kenworth K270; 2024 Kenworth K270; 2025 Kenworth K270; 2022 Kenworth K370; 2023 Kenworth K370; 2024 Kenworth K370; 2025 Kenworth K370.
None of these model years has a page on this site (it covers EPA-certified cars, trucks and SUVs from 2016), so the bulletin is listed here on its own.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against these Kenworth models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46-025 | Service campaign | Sep 30, 2026 | Software updates are available for certain Peterbilt Model 220 BEVs that experience battery pack cell imbalances. |
| 26PACB | Service campaign | Jul 2, 2026 | "(KW): Certain Kenworth K270 and K370 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) chassis equipped with certain DANA cradle harnesses may intermittently… |
| 25KWD 25PBD | Service campaign | Jul 2, 2026 | Additional US chassis have been added, along with additional Canadian chassis under identical safety recall 26PACB. |
| 46-022 | Service campaign | Feb 26, 2026 | Certain Model 220, K270, and K370 BEV chassis are broadcasting incorrect VINs to PACCAR Solutions. |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Kenworth, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Kenworth 25PBD/KWD a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is the 25PBD/KWD repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 25PBD/KWD cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 8 model years: 2022 Kenworth K270, 2023 Kenworth K270, 2024 Kenworth K270, 2025 Kenworth K270, 2022 Kenworth K370, 2023 Kenworth K370 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: built 30 Apr 2021 – 8 Feb 2024; built 30 Apr 2021 – 16 Oct 2023 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.