Recall Register

2016 Kenworth C500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2016 Kenworth C500. The newest campaign is 24V145000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Feb 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank. 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, 24V145000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install the correct volume air tanks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 12, 2024. Additional owner notification letters were mailed October 27, 2025. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's number for this recall is 24KWD.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 117,172 units in total.

  1. 24V145000Received . 936 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2009-2021 Kenworth C500, 2012-2021 Kenworth T440, 2009-2015 Kenworth T660, 2015-2024 Kenworth T680, 2009-2024 Kenworth T800, 2009-2020 Kenworth T370, 2014-2023 Kenworth T880, 2011-2016 Kenworth T470, 2023 Kenworth T480, and 2009-2019 Kenworth W900 vehicles. The air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Insufficient air volume can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install the correct volume air tanks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 12, 2024. Additional owner notification letters were mailed October 27, 2025. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5888. PACCAR's number for this recall is 24KWD.

    Report filed by PACCAR Incorporated. Manufacturer campaign number 24KWD. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V555000Received . 11,429 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Kenworth C500, T660, T800, and W900 vehicles, equipped with 1.9M ISX15 engines. The engine harnesses may have been manufactured without check engine light (CEL) and stop engine light (SEL) circuits, preventing the driver from being warned of a serious engine problem.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the driver is not warned of a serious engine problem, the engine may unexpectedly fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect or test the ISX15 engine harness, and install an overlay jumper harness to supply the missing CEL and SEL circuits, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2018. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-918-259-3258. PACCAR's number for this recall is 18KWE.

    Report filed by PACCAR Incorporated. Manufacturer campaign number 18KWE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 15V271000Received . 104,807 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Motor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 Kenworth T270, T370, T440, T470, C500, C540, C550, T660, T800, W900, and 963 trucks manufactured November 1, 2010, to April 6, 2015. In the affected trucks, water may leak into the wiper motor.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    As water leaks in, the wiper may cease to function on the 'intermittent' setting, reducing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the water may cause corrosion which, over time, may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    PACCAR is still developing and testing a remedy. The recall is expected to begin in July 2015. An interim letter was sent to owners on July 2, 2015. The recall began on September 2, 1015. Owners may contact Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 15KWF.

    Report filed by PACCAR Incorporated. Manufacturer campaign number 15KWF. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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. 2016 Kenworth C500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kenworth/c500/2016/. 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
30 Sep 2026
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 2016 Kenworth C500?
117,172 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 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Kenworth C500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.