ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE/IPDM
26V485000 · July 27, 2026
A loss of lighting, windshield wipers, ABS function, or a loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 5,925 vehicles
NHTSA safety record
Kenworth
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Kenworth, model years 2014 to 2023.
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Vehicles
63
Complaints
224
Recalls
11
Fires
0
Deaths
7Kenworth year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 63 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the brakes than any other system: 18 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2018 T680, with 11.
NHTSA holds 224 recall campaigns naming Kenworth vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here.
What goes wrong on a Kenworth
The systems named most often across every Kenworth complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- SERVICE BRAKES 18
- POWER TRAIN 16
- ENGINE 7
- VISIBILITY/WIPER 6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5
Most recent Kenworth recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Kenworth, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE
26V442000 · July 8, 2026
An incorrectly installed quick release valve that does not function properly can increase the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 8 vehicles
STEERING
26V022000 · January 19, 2026
A steering cross-shaft that fails can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 219 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
25V569000 · September 2, 2025
An instrument panel display that does not show critical information, such as warning lights or vehicle speed, increases the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 18,332 vehicles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
25V436000 · June 26, 2025
Delayed and unsteady headlights can result in insufficient illumination of the road, decreasing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an unexpected position change of the lift axles may increase the risk of injury.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 56,260 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
25V182000 · March 24, 2025
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 211 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
25V181000 · March 24, 2025
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 238 vehicles
Pages 2023 T680
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
25V041000 · January 30, 2025
Inoperative hazard lights cannot alert other drivers as intended. In addition, the inability to adjust the brightness on the instrument panel display can make it difficult to see critical safety information or distract the driver. Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 5,378 vehicles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
25V014000 · January 16, 2025
A pedal that sticks increases the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 1,110 vehicles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
24V915000 · December 10, 2024
Safety systems that depend on the ECU (Automatic Traction Control, ABS, Electronic Stability Control, Active Cruise Control, and Collison Mitigation System) may not function properly or at all, increasing the risk of a crash.
PACCAR Incorporated · up to 220,764 vehicles
Pages 2023 T680
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Kenworth page on this site
7 vehicles across 1 model, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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Independent developer and analyst