Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1994 Kenworth W900

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › linkages › drag › link › connection. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Other › Labels01V142000
Filed Apr 24, 200114 vehiclesPaccar, Incorporated

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR FG941 STEER AXLES. THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) WAS DETERMINED INCORRECTLY AND OVER-STATED ON THE VEHICLE CERTIFICATION LABEL. WITH THE INCORRECT GAWR LISTED, THESE LABELS DO NOT MEET THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES." VEHICLES WILL BE REMEDIED EITHER BY ASSIGNING THE PROPER WEIGHT RATING OR, IF POSSIBLE, BY CHANGING THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS TO MEET THE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED WEIGHT RATING.

Risk. THESE VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Remedy. VEHICLES WILL BE REMEDIED EITHER BY ASSIGNING THE PROPER WEIGHT RATING OR, IF POSSIBLE, BY CHANGING THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS TO MEET THE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED WEIGHT RATING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 22, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5000.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection
Filed Apr 20, 1995KS

TRW PART; END OF DRAG LINK SEPARATED HAVING PLAY.TT

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20250200Do not drive
20241200Routine
20230400Routine
20222400Routine
20211300Routine
20200600Routine
20190700Routine
20180900Routine
20170600Routine
201601100Routine
20150900Routine
20140900Routine
20130700Routine
20120800Routine
201101000Routine
20100900Routine
200901700Routine
200812000Routine
200721700Routine
200611100Routine
20052900Routine
200421220Routine
20031600Routine
20021400Routine
20011900Routine
20007900Routine
199931010Routine
19983600Routine
19971500Routine
19960600Routine
19951200Routine
1994 — this page1100Routine
19910100Routine

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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 24, 2001. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.