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Kenworth T440Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 28 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth T440.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Service brakesSafety recalls282010–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kenworth T440 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 T440 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth T440 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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 brakes10
28 recalls

Kenworth T440 recalls

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

76%Electrical system: software24V-915 · 2021–2023 · Dec 9, 2024 · 220,764 vehicles24%Supply: reservoir/tank24V-145 · 2012–2021 · Feb 23, 2024 · 936 vehicles61%Engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)22V-631 · 2023 · Aug 17, 2022 · 1,601 vehicles76%Steering22V-547 · 2022–2023 · Jul 28, 2022 · 47,500 vehicles56%Steering: critical fasteners22V-277 · 2018–2020 · Apr 25, 2022 · 17,641 vehicles34%Electrical system: wiring21V00N000 · 2018–2020 · Dec 29, 2021 · 1,107 vehicles26%Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings21V-601 · 2021–2022 · Aug 3, 2021 · 688 vehicles45%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-391 · 2018–2021 · May 26, 2021 · 612 vehicles58%Power train21V-262 · 2022 · Apr 13, 2021 · 53 vehicles100%Exterior lighting: brake lights19V-243 · 2012 · Mar 27, 2019 · 16,342 vehicles75%Power train: clutch assembly18V-931 · 2018–2019 · Dec 21, 2018 · 25,556 vehicles63%Steering17V-593 · 2016 · Sep 22, 2017 · 17,737 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 28 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the T440

  1. Quarter Fender FailuresPE20015 · 2017–2019 · closed Oct 14, 2021
    No recall