By model year
Kenworth T470 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 T470
Every Kenworth T470 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 years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92015 to 2023
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins121Summed 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 T470 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 16 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Kenworth T470
- 24V-145 Feb 23, 2024
Air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system
Brakes · 936 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 - 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 - 17V-593 Sep 22, 2017
Castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen
Steering · 18k vehicles - 15V-458 Jul 22, 2015
DRLs are required to deactivate when the hazard warning lights are activated, however, the DRLs on these vehicles override the hazard flashing…
Lighting · 13k vehicles - 15V-457 Jul 22, 2015
Affected vehicles are equipped with an SR-7 spring brake valve assembly that may have had the primary and secondary service brake applications…
Brakes · 334 vehicles - 15V-271 May 8, 2015
In the affected trucks, water may leak into the wiper motor
Visibility and wipers · 105k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.