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Kenworth T880Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 10 owner complaints and 56 safety recalls on record for the Kenworth T880.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints10Top: Service brakesSafety recalls562011–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Kenworth T880 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 T880 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 9 recalls2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 16 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 11 recalls2016Not rated–/1002 complaints · 15 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 12 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Kenworth T880 problems

All model years combined: 10 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
Service brakes42
Tires21
Engine20
Electrical system20
Vehicle speed control10
Electronic stability control (ESC)11
Exterior lighting10
Power train11
56 recalls

Kenworth T880 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 vehicles11%Wiring: power distribution module/ipdm26V-485 · 2027 · Jul 27, 2026 · 5,925 vehicles53%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-569 · 2024–2026 · Sep 2, 2025 · 18,332 vehicles71%Lighting control module: software25V-436 · 2024–2026 · Jun 26, 2025 · 56,260 vehicles76%Electrical system: software24V-915 · 2021–2025 · Dec 9, 2024 · 220,764 vehicles56%Spindle: arm24V-908 · 2024–2025 · Dec 3, 2024 · 68 vehicles80%Delivery: fuel pump24V-789 · 2025 · Oct 23, 2024 · 5,690 vehicles80%Link: connection24V-433 · 2025 · Jun 12, 2024 · 7,410 vehiclesDo not drive74%Gear box: shaft sector24V-233 · 2025 · Mar 27, 2024 · 782 vehicles52%Lever and linkage: column shift24V-190 · 2021–2025 · Mar 20, 2024 · 70,509 vehicles24%Supply: reservoir/tank24V-145 · 2014–2023 · Feb 23, 2024 · 936 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 56 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.