1990 Kenworth C500

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages91V090000
Filed Jun 10, 199115,000 vehiclesPaccar, Incorporated

Defect. SPRAGUE WIPER ASSEMBLY PIVOT CAN SEIZE DUE TO GALVANIC CORROSION BETWEEN THE ZINC-PLATED STEEL SHAFT AND THE BRONZE BUSHINGS.

Risk. THIS CORROSION CAN CAUSE WIPER ARM/BLADE ASSEMBLY TO STOPWIPING WINDSHIELD, THIS COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE SPRAGUE WIPER ASSEMBLY PIVOT WITH AN ASSEMBLY NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO GALVANIC CORROSION.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20250100Routine
20230100Routine
20220100Routine
20210100Routine
20200100Routine
20190400Routine
20180500Routine
20170400Routine
20160300Routine
20150300Routine
20140400Routine
20130200Routine
20121300Routine
20110600Routine
20101400Routine
20090500Routine
20080900Routine
20071600Routine
20061510Routine
20050500Routine
20040400Routine
20030300Routine
20020200Routine
20010400Routine
20000700Routine
19991700Routine
19980300Routine
19970300Routine
19960400Routine
19950100Routine
19940100Routine
19930100Routine
19920100Routine
19910300Routine
1990 — this page0100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 10, 1991. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.