Recall Register

1997 Kenworth T600: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1997 Kenworth T600. The newest campaign is 01V051000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Feb 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm. 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, 01V051000, 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.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 23,379 units in total.

  • 01V051000Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
  • 98V129000Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood
  • 97V196003Suspension / Front / Hub
  • 97V139000Suspension / Rear

  1. 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: .

  2. 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: .

  3. 97V196003Received . 470 units.

    Suspension / Front / Hub

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell ff980 series front axle. The front axle hub flange can develop cracks due to high stress levels.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Cracks in a hub flange can result in a wheel separation.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and replace the front hubs with an improved design level 2 hub.

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

  4. 97V139000Received . 13,200 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with kenworth airglide 200 rear suspension. Due to materials used in the sway bar arms and studs as well as the stud plating material, stress corrosion cracking and bending fatigue can occur in the rear suspension sway bar arms and studs causing the stud to fail prematurely.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could cause a loss of steering control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the arm assembly manufactured from a different material. New studs will be installed with different threads and different finish.

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

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 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.

1997 Kenworth T600: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Suspension1
Steering1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
19 Sep 2000

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1997 Kenworth T600, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 1 complaint.

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. 19902
  2. 19913
  3. 19951
  4. 19965
  5. 19974
  6. 19984
  7. 19999
  8. 20007
  9. 20017
  10. 20025
  11. 20035
  12. 200410
  13. 20058
  14. 20068
  15. 200713
  16. 200811
  17. 20095
  18. 20101
  19. 20111
  20. 20131
  21. 20171
  22. 20181
  23. 20191

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. 1997 Kenworth T600: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kenworth/t600/1997/. 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 1997 Kenworth T600?
23,379 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Kenworth T600 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 53 recall campaigns for the Kenworth T600, model years 1990 to 2019. 4 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Kenworth T600 name most often?
Suspension: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Kenworth T600 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.