Kenworth T800bYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth T800b.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints2Top: Electrical system Safety recalls91996–2025 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kenworth T800b 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 T800b median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1996Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth T800b problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

1Engine and engine cooling1 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
Electrical system	1	1
Engine and engine cooling	1	1

9 recalls

Kenworth T800b recalls

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

Electrical system: software24V-915 · 2021–2025 · Dec 9, 2024 · 220,764 vehicles Seat belts23V-717 · 2021–2023 · Oct 26, 2023 · 3,841 vehicles Linkages: tie rod assembly22V-782 · 2023 · Oct 18, 2022 · 79 vehicles Engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)22V-631 · 2023 · Aug 17, 2022 · 1,601 vehicles Steering22V-547 · 2022–2023 · Jul 28, 2022 · 47,500 vehicles Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-391 · 2021 · May 26, 2021 · 612 vehicles Power train21V-262 · 2022 · Apr 13, 2021 · 53 vehicles Engine21V-080 · 2021–2022 · Feb 17, 2021 · 132 vehicles Power train: axle assembly20V-506 · 2021 · Aug 26, 2020 · 1,097 vehicles