1999 Kenworth T2000: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 1999 Kenworth T2000. The newest campaign is 03V125000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Apr 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Hub. NHTSA has 2 complaints 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, 03V125000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace all front axle hubs. Notification began july 16, 2003. The manufacturer has advised US that parts will not be available until september 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy with a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth 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

8 campaigns, newest first. 19,362 units in total.

03V1250001 Apr 2003Suspension / Front / Hub
02V03700315 Jul 2002Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
01V14000628 Aug 2001Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
01V0440051 Mar 2001Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
01V05100020 Feb 2001Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
00V24610213 Sep 2000Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
00V0260001 Feb 2000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Quick Release Valve
99V1810019 Jul 1999Electrical System / Ignition / Module

03V125000Received 1 Apr 2003. 154 units.
Suspension / Front / Hub
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seizure of the bearings can cause wheel separation or wheel end fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace all front axle hubs. Notification began july 16, 2003. The manufacturer has advised US that parts will not be available until september 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy with a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth 425-828-5440.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 303-A/03KW2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Jul 2003.
02V037003Received 15 Jul 2002. 4,513 units.
Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain arvinmeritor and dana axles. Peterbilt will recall 1,434 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axles manufactured from december 11, 1999, to may 14, 2000, and from july 22 to september 30, 2000. Kenworth will recall 859 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor vehicles manufactured from december 11, 1999, to may 23, 2000, and from july 27, 2000, to september 30, 2000 and kennworth will recall an additional 4,151 vehicles equipped with dana axles and manufactured from june 23 to december 6, 1999, and from may 23 to september 30, 2000. The tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. Owner notification began july 15, 2002. 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 peterbilt at 1-940-591-4201 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 102A/02KW2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Jul 2002.
01V140006Received 28 Aug 2001. 2,294 units.
Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles. The tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. Owner notification began october 24, 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 peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5000.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Oct 2001.
01V044005Received 1 Mar 2001. 6,392 units.
Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began on april 10, 2001, to kenworth owners and on april 25, 2001, to peterbilt owners. 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, peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 201C/01KW03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Apr 2001.
01V051000Received 20 Feb 2001. 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: 27 Mar 2001.
00V246102Received 13 Sep 2000. 3,260 units.
Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles. The tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 800-G/00KW03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Oct 2000.
00V026000Received 1 Feb 2000. 2,268 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Quick Release Valve
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with brake valves manufactured by honeywell bendix. The orientation and location of the brake valve is such that water can get into the valve through a vent in the valve. The water will contaminate the air system and could freeze the brake valve.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If frozen, the operator will not be able to modulate the brake forces with the brake pedal.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the air brake system and modifications will be made to the brake valve.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 00KW01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Feb 2000.
99V181001Received 9 Jul 1999. 272 units.
Electrical System / Ignition / Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. The engines can stall because of software problems.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Increased steering effort can occur.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will update these engines with software changes. Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 99KW3/799-C.

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 3 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1999 Kenworth T2000: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Visibility		1
Service Brakes, Air		1
Engine and Engine Cooling		1

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 30 Apr 2007

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Complaints about the 1999 Kenworth T2000, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2002, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

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

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Other model years

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 1999 Kenworth T2000The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1999 Kenworth T2000: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kenworth/t2000/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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 1999 Kenworth T2000?: 19,362 units in 8 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Kenworth T2000 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Kenworth T2000, model years 1995 to 2012. 8 of them name the 1999 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Kenworth T2000 name most often?: Visibility: 1 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Kenworth T2000 open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.