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Kenworth T470Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 19 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth T470.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls192011–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kenworth T470 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 T470 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth T470 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.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
19 recalls

Kenworth T470 recalls

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

24%Supply: reservoir/tank24V-145 · 2011–2016 · Feb 23, 2024 · 936 vehicles76%Steering22V-547 · 2022–2023 · Jul 28, 2022 · 47,500 vehicles56%Steering: critical fasteners22V-277 · 2018–2020 · Apr 25, 2022 · 17,641 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 vehicles63%Steering17V-593 · 2016 · Sep 22, 2017 · 17,737 vehicles78%Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights15V-458 · 2011–2016 · Jul 22, 2015 · 12,551 vehicles64%Service brakes, air15V-457 · 2016 · Jul 22, 2015 · 334 vehicles60%Windshield wiper/washer: motor15V-271 · 2011–2016 · May 8, 2015 · 104,807 vehicles83%Conventional: air14V-810 · 2015 · Dec 29, 2014 · 1,623 vehicles–Fuel system, diesel14V-486 · 2015 · Aug 7, 2014 · 2,045 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 19 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the T470

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