Kenworth COEYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth COE.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls71971–1978 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Kenworth COE years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the COE median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'71'72'74'75'77'78

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1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth COE problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

7 recalls

Kenworth COE recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Steering: linkages79V-140 · 1978 · Jun 6, 1979 · 150 vehicles Visibility: windshield78V-091 · 1977 · Apr 24, 1978 · 480 vehicles 12v/24v/48v battery: cables75V-124 · 1975 · Jul 2, 1975 · 128 vehicles Steering: hydraulic power assist system74V-106 · 1974 · Jul 1, 1974 · 10 vehicles Suspension: multiple axle72V-234 · 1972 · Sep 21, 1972 · 13 vehicles Tires71V-229 · 1972 · Dec 15, 1971 · 8 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar71V-186 · 1971 · Oct 18, 1971 · 19 vehicles