Kenworth T280Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 21 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth T280.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1Top: Power train Safety recalls212021–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kenworth T280 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 T280 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 13 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth T280 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

1Power train

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

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	1	0

21 recalls

Kenworth T280 recalls

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

Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings26V-700 · 2022–2027 · Oct 21, 2026 · 26,729 vehicles Wiring: power distribution module/ipdm26V-485 · 2027 · Jul 27, 2026 · 5,925 vehicles Lighting control module: software25V-436 · 2025–2026 · Jun 26, 2025 · 56,260 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-041 · 2025–2026 · Jan 29, 2025 · 5,378 vehicles Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal25V-014 · 2023–2024 · Jan 16, 2025 · 1,110 vehicles Electrical system: software24V-915 · 2023–2025 · Dec 9, 2024 · 220,764 vehicles Link: connection24V-433 · 2025 · Jun 12, 2024 · 7,410 vehiclesDo not drive Gear box: shaft sector24V-233 · 2025 · Mar 27, 2024 · 782 vehicles Lever and linkage: column shift24V-190 · 2021–2025 · Mar 20, 2024 · 70,509 vehicles Steering24V-044 · 2024–2025 · Jan 25, 2024 · 45,887 vehicles Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices24V-017 · 2022–2024 · Jan 15, 2024 · 10,611 vehicles Service brakes, air23V-661 · 2021–2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · 254 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 21 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.