Kenworth Conventional

Owners filed 10 complaints across 6 model years of the Kenworth Conventional. The 1999 drew the most (2); the 2003 the fewest (1).

Model years6

Complaints10

Recalls1

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Kenworth Conventional model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2003	1	0	—	—	Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly	Routine
1999	2	0	1	—	Wheels	Routine
1996	2	0	—	—	Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs	Routine
1995	2	0	—	1	Unknown or Other	Routine
1994	1	0	—	—	Tires	Routine
1993	2	1	1	—	Wheels	Routine

Which Kenworth Conventional years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the wheels.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.