Kenworth T170
Owners filed 1 complaints across 15 model years of the Kenworth T170. The 2020 drew the most (1); the 2023 the fewest (0).
Model years15
Complaints1
Recalls23
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Kenworth T170 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Kenworth T170 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 1 recall.
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.