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Kenworth Conventional

Every Kenworth Conventional model year on file, 1972 to 2003. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years104 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years71972 to 2003

Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins18Summed across model years

By model year

The 1993 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 20% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Wheels leads the Kenworth Conventional complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels

Trailer hitches

Tires

Electrical system

Engine and cooling

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Kenworth Conventional model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kenworth Conventional by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2003	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	0	6
1999	Heavy truck	2	50.0	67	0	5
1996	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	0	4
1995	Not decoded	2	50.0	200	0	2
1994	Not decoded	1	0.0	50	0	1
1993	Heavy truck	2	100.0	100	1	0
1972	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kenworth Conventional

93V-003 Jan 8, 1993
Defect in the threads of a u-bolt may cause improper loading, longitudinal cracking in the threads of the u-bolt, and premature front steer axle…
Suspension · 330 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.