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2023 Kenworth C500

Routine

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

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Steering22V547000
Filed Jul 28, 202247,500 vehiclesPaccar Incorporated

Defect. PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Kenworth T170, T270, T280, T370, T380, T440, T470, T480, T680, T800, T880, W900, W990, C500, and 2022-2023 Peterbilt 325, 330, 337, 348, 365, 367, 389, 520, 536, 537, 548, 567, and 579 vehicles. The steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fracture.

Risk. A fractured steering gear can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Dealers will inspect the steering gear serial numbers, and replace the steering gears as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26, 2022. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 22PBE and 22KWE.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20250100Routine
2023 — this page0100Routine
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
19900100Routine

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T680 77T2000 38T800 33W900 31T600 16Kenworth 15T880 10Conventional 10T660 7T300 7

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: Jul 28, 2022. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.