Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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KENWORTH W900B (1996) - POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT Jan 5, 2011
Incident date: Nov 24, 2010
1996 KENWORTH W900- UNIT 1, WAS WESTBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE. UNIT 2 WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT OF UNIT 1 AND TRAVELED INTO THE LEFT LANE WHERE UNIT 2 STRUCK THE DRIVESHAFT. *BF THE REAR END OF THE TRACTOR LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVESHAFT TO FALL FROM THE TRACTOR. ( OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0821-90)*JB UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF
KENWORTH T600 (2002) - TIRES Sep 22, 2010
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
2002 KENWORTH T600, WESTBOUND WHEN UNIT 1 TIRE BLEW OUT WHICH STRUCK UNIT 2. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0468-91)*JB
KENWORTH W900 (1983) - VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR Sep 20, 2010
Incident date: Aug 4, 2010
1983 KENWORTH W900 UNIT 2 AND UNIT 1 WERE BOTH EAST BOUND, UNIT 2 RIGHT SIDE MIRROR CAME OFF AND STRUCK UNIT 1. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, A SMALL AUXILIARY MIRROR WAS ATTACHED TOO THE RIGHT SIDE VIA A BRACKET AND CAME OFF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT# 10-0458-91) *JB
KENWORTH T800 (2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Aug 30, 2010
Incident date: Nov 27, 2008
BOOSTER CABLE ROUTING AND CABLE MOUNTING ON 2002 KENWORTH FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF FIRE. *TR
Fire
KENWORTH T800 (2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Aug 30, 2010
Incident date: Mar 19, 2009
BOOSTER CABLE ROUTING AND CABLE MOUNTING ON 2002 KENWORTH FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF FIRE. *TR
Fire
KENWORTH T800 (2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Aug 30, 2010
Incident date: Oct 15, 2008
BOOSTER CABLE ROUTING AND CABLE MOUNTING ON 2006 KENWORTH FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF FIRE. *TR
Fire
KENWORTH W900 (2005) - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL Jul 12, 2010
Incident date: Mar 1, 2009
FUEL TANKS MOVING WHICH IN ONE CASE HAS CAUSED TO FUEL LINE TO LEAK. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2000) - POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Jun 29, 2010
Incident date: Jun 27, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KENWORTH T-2000 TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CLUTCH COIL WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND COAST TO A STOP. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE PART. THE CONTACT ORDERED THE PART FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND HE WAS AWAITING ITS ARRIVAL. TH... Read more
KENWORTH KENWORTH (1995) - TIRES Jun 2, 2010
Incident date: Apr 12, 2010
1995 KENWORTH SEMI, RIGHT FRONT DRIVER TIRE BLEW. *BF THE CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, STRUCK A CONCRETE CULVERT AND DITCH. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0124-89. *JB
Crash
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - STEERING May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - TIRES May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:WATER HEATER May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK ASSEMBLY May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH T800 (1997) - EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER May 23, 2010
Incident date: May 23, 2010
I WORK FOR [XXX]. THEY ARE MAKING ME DRIVE THE TRUCK UNSAFE WITHOUT HAVING ANY MAINTENANCE DONE TO THE TRUCK AND RUNNING OVER THE HOURS FROM 12-20 HOURS A DAY. IF THEY I DON'T TAKE THE LOADS THEY TELL ME TO TAKE OR I AM FIRED AND I CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO WORK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
KENWORTH K100 (2004) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER May 11, 2010
Incident date: Apr 19, 2009
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) A DRIVER BY THE NAME OF [XXX] AKA [XXX] IS A OWNER OPERATOR UNDER CONTRACT WITH DD&S EXPRESS OUT OF BALTIMORE MD. IS RUNNING HIS TRUCK ILLEGALLY HE HAS BEEN RUNNING WITH OVER A 53 FOOT TRAILER THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO BE LONGER HE ALSO HAS BEEN FORGING HIS LOG BOOK ALSO HE HAS SEVERAL TIMES RAN OVER SIZ... Read more
KENWORTH T800 (2009) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER May 1, 2010
Incident date: Apr 30, 2010
I-65 SOUTH IMMEDIATELY PAST THE I-265 OFFRAMP. 55MPH ZONE DRIVING A SATURN 4 DOOR COMPACT @ 2250 HOURS IN THE RIGHT LANE. HAD ONE SEMI TAILGAITING BEHIND ME AND ANOTHER TO MY LEFT IN THE MIDDLER LANE. TRUCK FROM JWH TRANSPORT INC., ROME GA (706)234-4434 PULLING TRAIKER # 2325 WAS SPEEDING UP THE EXIT RAMP LANE TO MY RIGHT FORCEING ME AND THE SEMI TO MY LEFT AND BEHIND ME TO SUDDENLY CHANGE LANE... Read more
KENWORTH W900 (2006) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Apr 26, 2010
Incident date: Jan 4, 2004
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KENWORTH W900 SEMI TRACTOR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EMIT LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLACK SMOKE WHICH VIOLATED EPA EMISSIONS GUIDELINES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BUT TH... Read more
KENWORTH KENWORTH (1997) - TIRES Mar 22, 2010
Incident date: Jul 11, 2008
1997 KENWORTH SEMI HAD A TIRE BLEW OUT. *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0507-90 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF
KENWORTH T660 (2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mar 5, 2010
Incident date: Mar 5, 2010
CUMMINS ISX ENGINE SHUT DOWN TWELVE TIMES SINCE AUG (7 MONTH PERIOD) ON HWY OFTEN REQUIRING A TOW UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO THE ECM WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY. OVER TIME, THE CONNECTION BECAME WORSE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. UPDATED 06/04/10. *JB
KENWORTH T660 (2008) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL Mar 5, 2010
Incident date: Mar 5, 2010
CUMMINS ISX ENGINE SHUT DOWN TWELVE TIMES SINCE AUG (7 MONTH PERIOD) ON HWY OFTEN REQUIRING A TOW UPDATED 4/26/10 *CN IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO THE ECM WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY. OVER TIME, THE CONNECTION BECAME WORSE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN. UPDATED 06/04/10. *JB
KENWORTH KENWORTH (2003) - STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION Mar 2, 2010
Incident date: Feb 26, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KENWORTH T800. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS PARKING HIS VEHICLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WAS UNABLE TO USE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DRAG LINK WAS DISCONNECTED. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE M... Read more
KENWORTH T800 (2007) - TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY Feb 19, 2010
Incident date: Nov 2, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT DROVE A 2007 T800 KENWORTH TRUCK. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN REVERSE AND TRYING TO LOCK THE TRAILER IN PLACE, THE FIFTH WHEEL HANDLE FAILED TO LOCK WHICH CAUSED THE FIFTH WHEEL TO SLIDE. THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO MANUALLY LOCK THE TRAILER. SHE ALSO STATED THAT ALL OF THE TRUCKS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AND THE COMPANY WAS NOT WILLING TO CORREC... Read more
KENWORTH T600 (2005) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Jan 31, 2010
Incident date: Oct 18, 2009
09V239000 RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE TO MY 2005 KENWORTH T600, BUT THE WELDING THAT WAS PERFORMED TO CONNECT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE AXLE HAVE FULLY CRACKED AND SEPERATED,MECHANICS AT KENWORTH DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CERTIFIED WELDERS,THE CHICKEN !@#$%'. WELDING DOES NOT PENETRATE THE AXLE METAL..... *TR
KENWORTH T600 (2005) - STRUCTURE Jan 31, 2010
Incident date: Oct 18, 2009
09V239000 RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE TO MY 2005 KENWORTH T600, BUT THE WELDING THAT WAS PERFORMED TO CONNECT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS TO THE AXLE HAVE FULLY CRACKED AND SEPERATED,MECHANICS AT KENWORTH DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CERTIFIED WELDERS,THE CHICKEN !@#$%'. WELDING DOES NOT PENETRATE THE AXLE METAL..... *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2002) - TIRES Dec 21, 2009
Incident date: Dec 5, 2009
I BROUGHT A SET OF COOPER STEER TIRES FOR MY SEMI TRUCK FROM A FLYING J IN BLACK RIVER FALLS WI. THE TIRES SHORTLY AFTER STARTED WEARING UNEVENLY, CUPPING BADLY AND SEEM TO BE FALLING APART. THIS BEGAN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30K MILES, I TRIED EFFORTLESSLY TO CONTACT COOPER TO INFORM OF THE DEFECTS AND ISSUES AND WAS BLOWN OFF. I CONTACTED THE FLYING J I PURCHASED THEM FROM AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE REC... Read more
KENWORTH T600 (2005) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Nov 1, 2009
Incident date: Oct 30, 2009
2005 KENWORTH T600 LAST 8 OF VIN 099664 AIR BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED/CRACKED IN HALF,BRAKE CHAMBER HANGING BY HOSES ONLY, DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE. *TR
KENWORTH T600 (2005) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 10, 2009
Incident date: Nov 15, 2007
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KENWORTH T600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCES INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES AND DECREASED PARKING BRAKE HOLD CAPABILITY. HE THEN RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 09V239000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). HOWEVER HE HAS ALREADY PAID AN EXPENSE OF $2500.00 TO REPLACE VARIOUS BRAKING COMPONENTS, AND YET THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 360,000. T... Read more
KENWORTH KENWORTH (1995) - STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Jul 30, 2009
Incident date: Jul 28, 2009
'95 KENWORTH -RIGHT FRAME "BROKE" JUST IN FRONT OF THE SPRING HANGER ON PASSENGER SIDE - THE DRIVER DISCOVERED IT ON A PRETRIP INSPECTION, HE WAS ON THE WAY TO CALIFORNIA FROM MINNESOTA THIS COULD HAVE BROKEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. WE HAD IT REPAIRED @COLOR COUNTRY DIESEL,CEDAR CITY UTAH. - THE MECHANIC WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT , AS THERE... Read more
KENWORTH T800 (2009) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jun 29, 2009
Incident date: Apr 4, 2009
A TRACTOR UPDATE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED BY KENWORTH EARLY IN 2009 THAT INVOLVED THE 2008 T-800 TRACTORS. THE UPDATE REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF A 150 A "MEGAFUSE" INTO THE MAIN POSITIVE CONDUCTOR SUPPLYING ALL TRACTOR ELECTRICAL POWER (NOT TO THE STARTER MOTOR SOLENOID). SINCE THE "MEGAFUSE" WAS INSTALLED INLINE, OPENING OF THE FUSE EFFECTIVELY DE-ENERGIZED ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE T... Read more
Crash
KENWORTH T600 (2003) - AIR BAGS Apr 24, 2009
Incident date: Apr 6, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KENWORTH T600. WHILE DRIVING 60MPH IN LIGHT RAIN, SNOW AND HEAVY WIND WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WIND PUSHED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE, BEGIN SLIDING DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACTS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEELS AND WAS CUT BY BROKEN GLASS. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO KICK THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW OUT TO ESCAPE FROM VEHICLE. A POLICE RE... Read more
Crash 1 injured
KENWORTH W900 (1998) - STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Feb 20, 2009
Incident date: Feb 6, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 KENWORTH W900. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HOOD WAS KNOCKING ON THE MAIN CAB AND WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CHASSIS WAS CRACKED AND DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FA... Read more
KENWORTH W900L (1999) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Oct 16, 2008
Incident date: Oct 11, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KENWORTH W900L STUDIO. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MISSISSIPPI, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE DOT SAFETY STANDARDS WERE FINE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN TEXAS, THE DOT REGULATION AND AIR SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. THE CONTACT WANTS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ALSO WANTS ALL OF HIS LEASE P... Read more
KENWORTH W900L (1999) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Oct 16, 2008
Incident date: Oct 11, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KENWORTH W900L STUDIO. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MISSISSIPPI, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE DOT SAFETY STANDARDS WERE FINE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN TEXAS, THE DOT REGULATION AND AIR SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. THE CONTACT WANTS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ALSO WANTS ALL OF HIS LEASE P... Read more
KENWORTH W900L (1999) - INTERIOR LIGHTING Oct 16, 2008
Incident date: Oct 11, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KENWORTH W900L STUDIO. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MISSISSIPPI, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE DOT SAFETY STANDARDS WERE FINE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN TEXAS, THE DOT REGULATION AND AIR SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. THE CONTACT WANTS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ALSO WANTS ALL OF HIS LEASE P... Read more
KENWORTH T2000 (2006) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Jul 12, 2007
RIGHT REAR BRAKE CHAMBER WAS LEAKING. TOOK TO DEALER. FOUND INTERNAL ROD END BROKEN OFF. THEY REPLACED BRAKE CHAMBER. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Jul 14, 2007
BRAKE CHAMBER FELL OFF THE AXLE- WAS HANGING BY HOSES WHEN SERVICE TRUCK ARRIVED TO REPAIR IT AT THE 247 MILE MARKER ON HWY I94 IN WI. REPLACED COMPLETE CHAMBER. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2006) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Aug 30, 2007
RIGHT REAR BRAKE CHAMBER CRACKED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Sep 26, 2007
BOTH RIGHT HAND DRIVE BRAKE CHAMBERS CRACKED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BOTH CHAMBERS. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2006) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Oct 22, 2007
DOT SCALE IN CA DISCOVERED BOTH BRAKE CHAMBERS ON REAR AXLE WERE BROKEN. TRUCK WAS PUT OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE SCALE. BOTH CHAMBERS WERE REPLACED. HAD THIS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD'VE HAPPENED. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Oct 23, 2007
BOTH FRONT DRIVE AXLE BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNTS CRACKED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BOTH BRAKE CHAMBERS. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Oct 24, 2007
LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXLE BRAKE CHAMBER BROKEN AT MOUNTING PLATE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE CHAMBER. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - POWER TRAIN Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Feb 25, 2008
LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXLE BRAKE CHAMBER BROKEN OFF AND HANGING BY HOSES. STUDS BROKEN OUT OF BASE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2006) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Mar 17, 2008
PARKING BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED BOTH S CAM BRACKETS AND BOTH BRAKE CHAMBERS. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Sep 17, 2007
REAR COVER ON LEFT REAR BRAKE CHAMBER BROKEN. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY HAD TO USE TORCH TO REMOVE MOUNTING STUDS TO REMOVE. INSTALLED NEW BRAKE CHAMBER. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Mar 27, 2008
FOUND FOUR BRAKE CHAMBERS BROKEN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2006) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: Jun 6, 2008
LEFT REAR BRAKE CHAMBER BROKEN AT MOUNTING STUDS AND S-CAM BROKEN. DEALER WELDED UP MOUNT ON S-CAM AND INSTALLED NEW BRAKE CHAMBER. *TR
KENWORTH T2000 (2007) - SERVICE BRAKES, AIR Sep 3, 2008
Incident date: May 13, 2008
BRAKE CHAMBER MOUNTS CRACKED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THREE BRAKE CHAMBERS. (ONE WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2007).