Recall Register

1998 Kenworth C500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Kenworth C500. The newest campaign is 03V126000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Mar 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air. 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, 03V126000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will add an additional tank or change one of the existing air tanks to a larger size. Owner notification began on may 5, 2003. 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 1-425-828-5440.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 9,754 units in total.

  1. 03V126000Received . 45 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain trucks equipped with meritor p 18x7 brakes with 36" brake chambers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 121, "air brake systems." these trucks were manufactured with a combined air reservoir volume less than 12 times the combined volume of all service brake chambers.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This does not meet the requirements of the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will add an additional tank or change one of the existing air tanks to a larger size. Owner notification began on may 5, 2003. 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 1-425-828-5440.

    Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 03KW3. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V051000Received . 209 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 54" rear axle spacing configuration of the airglide 200 suspension with the service application identified as logger, dump truck, or tanker. The rear suspension is regularly subjected to extreme articulation, resulting in flexing of the joint.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure of the lower sway arm attaching bolts could result in loss of vehicle control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the lower sway arm brackets. Owner notification began march 27, 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.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 01KW02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 98V129000Received . 9,500 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar 3406e engines. The routing of the electrical and fuel lines can cause chaffing of the wiring harness on the fuel line.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This chaffing can cause fuel leakage and a potential for a fire in the engine compartment.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect, adjust, and repair, if necessary, the fuel line and electrical harness.

    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.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Kenworth C500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kenworth/c500/1998/. 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
29 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 1998 Kenworth C500?
9,754 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Kenworth C500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.