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Kenworth T880

Every Kenworth T880 model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years93 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years132015 to 2027

Recall campaigns49Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins771Summed across model years

By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 33% 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

Brakes leads the Kenworth T880 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

Tires

Electrical system

Lighting

Stability and traction control

Engine and cooling

Powertrain

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Kenworth T880 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 T880 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2027	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	6
2026	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	46
2025	Heavy truck	1	100.0	100	9	83
2024	Heavy truck	1	0.0	33	7	64
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	7	61
2022	Not decoded	0	None	None	8	70
2021	Heavy truck	1	0.0	100	8	65
2020	Not decoded	0	None	None	10	61
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	10	64
2018	Truck	3	66.7	300	16	74
2017	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	11	73
2016	Heavy truck	2	0.0	67	15	59
2015	Not decoded	0	None	None	12	45

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

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kenworth T880

26V-544 Aug 21, 2026
Seat ventilation harness may be missing heat-shrink, resulting in a short circuit
Seats · 811 vehicles
26V-485 Jul 27, 2026
Power distribution center (PDC) box may be contaminated with oil, which could result in a loss of drive power, Antilock Brake System (ABS)…
Electrical system · 5,925 vehicles
25V-569 Sep 2, 2025
15-inch digital display may fail to display warning lights or vehicle speed
Electrical system · 18k vehicles
25V-436 Jun 26, 2025
Tail brake light, upper and lower beam headlights, reverse light, and turn signal may not illuminate as intended
Lighting · 56k vehicles
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-908 Dec 3, 2024
Steering arm and/or tie rod bracket fasteners may fail, resulting in a loss of steering control
Steering · 68 vehicles
24V-789 Oct 23, 2024
Fuel pump barrels may fracture and cause a fuel leak, which can result in an engine stall
Fuel system · 5,690 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
24V-233 Mar 27, 2024
Steering gear sector shaft may have been improperly heat-treated, which can cause the gear teeth to crack or fracture
Steering · 782 vehicles
24V-190 Mar 20, 2024
Right-hand gear shifter stalk connectors may have been improperly crimped, resulting in a loss of communication
Powertrain · 71k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.