By model year
Kenworth K270 complaints by model year
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.
Model line
Kenworth K270
Every Kenworth K270 model year on file, 2010 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years172010 to 2026
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins176Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Kenworth K270 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2014 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2013 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Kenworth K270
- 25V-182 Mar 24, 2025
Cradle harness may have a loose electrical connection that can cause a loss of drive power
Electrical system · 211 vehicles - 24V-433 Jun 12, 2024
Tie rod or drag link assembly may contain an improperly heat-treated ball stud, causing the ball stud to break
Steering · 7,410 vehicles - 23V-616 Sep 5, 2023
Driveshafts can break under certain loading conditions
Powertrain · 21 vehicles - 22V-631 Aug 17, 2022
Engine control module (ECM) may experience an internal electrical short-circuit, causing the engine to stall
Engine and cooling · 1,601 vehicles - 22V-630 Aug 17, 2022
Software programing may prevent the electric power train control unit from processing stability control commands while in regenerative braking mode
Powertrain · 4 vehicles - 17V-554 Sep 6, 2017
These LFNA trucks have a front axle sway bar link that may come loose on the frame rail end and fall into the path of the drag link, possibly…
Powertrain · 2,975 vehicles - 15V-051 Jan 30, 2015
Brake caliper bolts may not be properly torqued
Brakes · 106 vehicles - 14V-716 Nov 7, 2014
Affected vehicles may have been produced with a defective valve seat installed
Brakes · 101 vehicles - 14V-486 Aug 7, 2014
Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell…
Fuel system · 2,045 vehicles - 12V-490 Oct 9, 2012
Additionally, the daytime running lights are not deactivated when the headlight control is switched to an "on" position
Lighting · 432 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.