Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Compare all Kenworth years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
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Mileage at the reported incident
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
No matching complaints in this snapshot.
Jun 22, 1992
THE WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS ON IRON FRONT AND REAR HUBS CAN FRACTURE.
Consequence: BROKEN WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS CAN CAUSE THE TIRE AND WHEELTO SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR HUBS WITH HUBS WHICH HAVE NEW STUDS.
May 13, 1992
A CRACK IN THE DIE CAST ALUMINUM HOUSING OF THE BRAKE CHAMBER CAUSES A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE CHAMBER. LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE CAUSES THE SPRING BRAKES TO BE APPLIED.
Consequence: LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE HOUSING OF THE BRAKE CHAMBERAND THE SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES DISABLES THE TRUCK WITHOUTPRIOR WARNING AND COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SUSPECT MGM BRAKE CHAMBERS.
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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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