Recall Register

1975 Kenworth C500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1975 Kenworth C500. The newest campaign is 82V075000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Jul 1982. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Foot Control/Valve. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 82V075000, in the NHTSA record

The hand valve will be repositioned by the dealer, if necessary, at no charge owner.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,900 units in total.

  1. 82V075000Received . 900 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Foot Control/Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The hand valve installed in the vehicle may have been incorrectly positioned. This would allow air to escape from both the front and rear service systems simultaneously if the control line to the rear axle relay valves should fail. Performance of front and rear service brakes during failure could be degraded.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The hand valve will be repositioned by the dealer, if necessary, at no charge owner.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 79V179000Received . 2,000 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". The air reservoir capacity is below that allowed by the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will either replace the existing tank with a larger tank or add a second tank, without charge to owner.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19752
  2. 19762
  3. 19772
  4. 19782
  5. 19791
  6. 19801
  7. 19811
  8. 19891
  9. 19901
  10. 19913
  11. 19921
  12. 19931
  13. 19941
  14. 19951
  15. 19964
  16. 19973
  17. 19983
  18. 19997
  19. 20007
  20. 20014
  21. 20022
  22. 20033
  23. 20044
  24. 20055
  25. 20065
  26. 20076
  27. 20089
  28. 20095
  29. 20104
  30. 20116
  31. 20123
  32. 20132
  33. 20144
  34. 20153
  35. 20163
  36. 20174
  37. 20185
  38. 20194
  39. 20201
  40. 20211
  41. 20221
  42. 20231
  43. 20251

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1975 Kenworth C500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kenworth/c500/1975/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
PACCAR, INCORPORATED

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1975 Kenworth C500?
2,900 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Kenworth C500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 49 recall campaigns for the Kenworth C500, model years 1975 to 2025. 2 of them name the 1975 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1975 Kenworth C500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.