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Kenworth T440

Every Kenworth T440 model year on file, 2015 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92015 to 2023
Recall campaigns16Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins135Summed across model years
By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.7512015201620172018201920202021120222023
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 T440 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kenworth T440 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 T440 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone305
2022Not decoded0NoneNone408
2021Truck10.01004011
2020Not decoded0NoneNone4019
2019Not decoded0NoneNone5120
2018Not decoded0NoneNone5120
2017Not decoded0NoneNone2119
2016Not decoded0NoneNone6018
2015Not decoded0NoneNone7015
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kenworth T440

  • 24V-915 Dec 9, 2024
    Electrical noise and low signal to the power line carrier may cause the ECU to incorrectly process commands or stop functioning
    Electrical system · 221k vehicles
  • 24V-145 Feb 23, 2024
    Air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system
    Brakes · 936 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-547 Jul 28, 2022
    Steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture
    Steering · 48k vehicles
  • 22V-277 Apr 25, 2022
    Dana D-Series axle steer arm fasteners that attach the steering arm to the steering knuckle may fail
    Steering · 18k vehicles
  • 21V00N000 Dec 29, 2021
    Methane detection system will not function if the system loses power
    Electrical system · 1,107 vehicles
  • 21V-601 Aug 3, 2021
    Fuel leak may occur from the fuel hose between the fuel pump and the remote fuel filter head
    Fuel system · 688 vehicles
  • 21V-391 May 26, 2021
    Sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak
    Fuel system · 612 vehicles
  • 21V-262 Apr 13, 2021
    Starter interrupt may allow the vehicle to start when the transmission is not in PARK
    Powertrain · 53 vehicles
  • 18V-931 Dec 21, 2018
    Internal component in the clutch assembly may fail, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement
    Powertrain · 26k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.