Kenworth T680Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 77 owner complaints and 61 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth T680.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints77Top: Service brakes Safety recalls612011–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kenworth T680 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 T680 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls 2024Not rated–/1005 complaints · 7 recalls 2023Not rated–/1009 complaints · 9 recalls 2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 10 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls 2020Not rated–/1008 complaints · 8 recalls 2019Not rated–/1008 complaints · 9 recalls 2018Not rated–/10011 complaints · 15 recalls 2017Not rated–/1009 complaints · 11 recalls 2016Not rated–/1006 complaints · 16 recalls 2015Not rated–/1008 complaints · 11 recalls 2014Not rated–/10010 complaints · 13 recalls 2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 13 recalls 2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth T680 problems

All model years combined: 77 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

21Service brakes9 crash/fire/injury

17Power train1 crash/fire/injury

8Visibility/wiper

8Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

7Engine1 crash/fire/injury

5Tires

5Fuel/propulsion system

5Forward collision avoidance

5Vehicle speed control

2814 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

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
Service brakes	21	9
Power train	17	1
Visibility/wiper	8	0
Electrical system	8	2
Engine	7	1
Tires	5	1
Fuel/propulsion system	5	1
Forward collision avoidance	5	0
Vehicle speed control	5	1
14 other systems	28	3

61 recalls

Kenworth T680 recalls

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

Rear/other: webbing26V-674 · 2027 · Oct 14, 2026 · 310 vehicles Front assembly: seat heater/cooler26V-544 · 2027 · Aug 21, 2026 · 811 vehicles Wiring: power distribution module/ipdm26V-485 · 2027 · Jul 27, 2026 · 5,925 vehicles Supply: quick release valve26V-442 · 2027 · Jul 8, 2026 · 8 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-569 · 2024–2026 · Sep 2, 2025 · 18,332 vehicles Lighting control module: software25V-436 · 2024–2026 · Jun 26, 2025 · 56,260 vehicles Electrical system: propulsion system25V-181 · 2021–2025 · Mar 24, 2025 · 238 vehicles Electrical system: software24V-915 · 2021–2025 · Dec 9, 2024 · 220,764 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump24V-789 · 2025 · Oct 23, 2024 · 5,690 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

Showing the 12 newest of 61 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the T680

Jul 16, 2021
Haldex Brake Chamber FailuresPE21018 · 2015–2019 · closed Oct 10, 2025
No recall