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Peterbilt - Paccar

Official notice

23 Jan 2026

Last checked

23 Jan 2026

Risk not stated by sourceHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Peterbilt - Paccar. Issue: on certain trucks, the steering cross shaft could fail and cause a loss of right-hand steering control. Note: this recall only affects trucks equipped with a right-hand stand up steering configuration. Safety risk: a loss of steering control could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: paccar will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, repair the steering cross shaft. Published 2026-01-23.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

81531

Official notice

2026-01-23

The hazard

Issue: on certain trucks, the steering cross shaft could fail and cause a loss of right-hand steering control. Note: this recall only affects trucks equipped with a right-hand stand up steering configuration. Safety risk: a loss of steering control could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: paccar will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, repair the steering cross shaft.

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Other

RA RA-81531

Recall Numbers

81531

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2025, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 520

Product 2

Year: 2026, Make: PETERBILT, Model: 520

Risk / hazard

Issue: on certain trucks, the steering cross shaft could fail and cause a loss of right-hand steering control. Note: this recall only affects trucks equipped with a right-hand stand up steering configuration. Safety risk: a loss of steering control could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: paccar will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your truck to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, repair the steering cross shaft.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Peterbilt

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Peterbilt.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

81531

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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