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Kenworth T2000Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 38 owner complaints and 46 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth T2000.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints38Top: Service brakes, airSafety recalls461995–2012 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kenworth T2000 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 T2000 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2008Not rated–/1002 complaints · 14 recalls2007Not rated–/10012 complaints · 11 recalls2006Not rated–/1007 complaints · 7 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2004Not rated–/1003 complaints · 7 recalls2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 5 recalls2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 6 recalls1999Not rated–/1002 complaints · 8 recalls1998Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls1997Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth T2000 problems

All model years combined: 38 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.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, air180
Suspension50
Engine and engine cooling41
Tires30
Visibility30
Power train20
Engine20
Exterior lighting20
Steering20
8 other systems80
46 recalls

Kenworth T2000 recalls

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

–Engine and engine cooling11V-203 · 2007–2011 · Mar 24, 2011 · 5,831 vehicles–Storage: tank assembly11V-127 · 2007–2012 · Feb 23, 2011 · 4,664 vehicles–Power train: axle assembly10V-634 · 2007–2008 · Dec 13, 2010 · 12,873 vehicles–Steering: column10V-308 · 2008–2010 · Jul 2, 2010 · 9,697 vehicles–Axle: spindle10V-185 · 2010 · May 4, 2010 · 21 vehicles–Steering09V-490 · 2010 · Dec 23, 2009 · 3,078 vehicles–Power train: axle assembly09V-415 · 2009–2010 · Oct 21, 2009 · 914 vehicles–Steering: column09V-258 · 2009 · Jul 8, 2009 · 2,096 vehicles–Service brakes, air09V-239 · 2004–2009 · Jun 30, 2009 · 3,423 vehicles–Supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings09V-227 · 2009 · Jun 18, 2009 · 13 vehicles–Engine: diesel09V-019 · 2008–2009 · Jan 16, 2009 · 1,098 vehicles–Suspension08V-485 · 2004–2009 · Sep 24, 2008 · 130 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 46 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the T2000

  1. Horton Fan Hub FailuresEA09008 · 2007–2008 · closed Aug 27, 2010
    No recall
  2. REAR BRAKE AIR CHAMBER MTG BRACKETSPE09013 · 2006 · closed Jul 6, 2009
    No recall
  3. TRAILER LIGHT PLUG FAILUREPE08011 · 2006 · closed May 5, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-190