1990 Kenworth T600

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan91V066000
Filed Apr 18, 1991997 vehiclesPaccar, Incorporated

Defect. THE ENGINE FAN MAY EXPERIENCE A RESONANT FREQUENCY CAUSING PREMATURE FAN FAILURE, AND SEPARATION FROM THE ENGINE.

Risk. ENGINE FAN SEPARATION CAN CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY TO ANYPERSON IN THE PATH OF THE FAN.

Remedy. REPLACE ENGINE FAN WITH FAN FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.

Service Brakes, Air91V043000
Filed Mar 14, 199177 vehiclesPaccar, Incorporated

Defect. AIR BRAKE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED BY ADDING A LONGER AIR LINE BETWEEN THE ABS SOLENOID AND THE TRANSFER TEE TO SIMPLIFY MANUFACTURING. THIS MODIFICATION CAUSED THE TRUCKS TO BE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 121, BRAKE TIMING TEST.

Risk. THE MISTIMED BRAKE AND ABS SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE TRUCK TOFAIL THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT OF THE FMVSS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO ANACCIDENT.

Remedy. REMOVE THE EXTRA LENGTH OF AIR LINE AND INSTALL THE TRANSFER TEE AT THE ABS SOLENOID.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Feb 11, 1999MA

REAR AXLE TRUNION MOUNTS STRESS CRACK. COULD CAUSE SEPARATION OF REAR AXLES AT SPEED AND CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENT.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20190100Routine
20180100Routine
20170100Routine
20132100Routine
20110100Routine
20100100Routine
20090500Routine
200811110Routine
200711400Routine
20061800Routine
20054800Routine
200401000Routine
20032500Routine
20021500Routine
20010700Routine
20000700Routine
19991900Routine
19980400Routine
19972400Routine
19960500Routine
19950100Routine
19910300Routine
1990 — this page1200Routine

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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: Apr 18, 1991. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.