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Kenworth T2000

Every Kenworth T2000 model year on file, 1995 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years381 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years181995 to 2012
Recall campaigns46Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins172Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 12, 32% of the model's total

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

03691219951997199920012003200520071220092012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Kenworth T2000 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
19
Engine and cooling
6
Suspension
5
Visibility and wipers
3
Tires
3
Lighting
2
Steering
2
Powertrain
2
Latches and locks
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kenworth T2000 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 T2000 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2012Not decoded0NoneNone1011
2011Not decoded0NoneNone2013
2010Not decoded0NoneNone6011
2009Not decoded0NoneNone12011
2008Heavy truck20.010014116
2007Heavy truck120.040011114
2006Heavy truck70.07007212
2005Not decoded0NoneNone7010
2004Heavy truck30.0300708
2003Heavy truck20.0100507
2002Heavy truck10.050306
2001Heavy truck10.033505
2000Not decoded20.0200605
1999Heavy truck250.067806
1998Not decoded30.03004012
1997Heavy truck30.01504014
1996Not decoded0NoneNone309
1995Not decoded0NoneNone102
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kenworth T2000

  • 11V-203 Mar 24, 2011
    Degradation of a combustion tube weld can cause radial heat impingement on the body which may burn through certain bodies used on c15 engines
    Engine and cooling · 5,831 vehicles
  • 11V-127 Feb 23, 2011
    Oil module centrifugal spinner filter cap in the paccar mx engine may become loose, possibly allowing the cap to come off and engine oil to…
    Fuel system · 4,664 vehicles
  • 10V-634 Dec 13, 2010
    Bearing surfaces of the extended lube universal joint that attaches the inter-axle driveline to the drive axle may become prematurely worn due to…
    Powertrain · 13k vehicles
  • 10V-308 Jul 2, 2010
    Circumferential weld around the steering shaft tube that welds the splined tube to the non-splined tube may be mislocated
    Steering · 9,697 vehicles
  • 10V-185 May 4, 2010
    Rear axle outer end hub may have not been primed with oil properly during the rear axle installation process
    Suspension · 21 vehicles
  • 09V-490 Dec 23, 2009
    Fasteners attaching the steering gear to the front drive bracket may have received insufficient torque during the installation process resulting…
    Steering · 3,078 vehicles
  • 09V-415 Oct 21, 2009
    Axle u-bolts attaching the axle to the suspension leaf spring on certain ag400l rear suspensions may have received insufficient fastener torque…
    Powertrain · 914 vehicles
  • 09V-258 Jul 8, 2009
    Mislocation of a circumferential weld may allow the splined tube and non-splined tube to rotate relative to one another during a low speed, high…
    Steering · 2,096 vehicles
  • 09V-239 Jun 30, 2009
    Increased brake excitation in a certain vehicle configuration which includes bendix drum brakes, wide base low profile single tires, and an ag400…
    Brakes · 3,423 vehicles
  • 09V-227 Jun 18, 2009
    Kenworth is recalling 13 my 2009 t2000 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 106,…
    Brakes · 13 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.