Kenworth T600
Owners filed 16 complaints across 23 model years of the Kenworth T600. The 2005 drew the most (4); the 2019 the fewest (0).
Model years23
Complaints16
Recalls114
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Kenworth T600 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 14 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine |
Which Kenworth T600 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, air. It carries 8 recalls.
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.