2003 Kenworth T600: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2003 Kenworth T600. The newest campaign is 04V174000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Apr 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. 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, 04V174000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will repair the connections in the wiring harness if necessary. Owner notification began on may 7, 2004. Owners should contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
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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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
5 campaigns, newest first. 10,599 units in total.
- 04V174000Electrical System / Wiring
- 03V285000Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- 03V234000Unknown or Other
- 03V168000Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
- 03V045000Exterior Lighting
04V174000Received . 25 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain trucks equipped with eaton fuller ultrasonic transmissions fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock and transmission braking effect." the cab transmission harness could have been incorrectly wired during production installation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause the neutral start feature of the transmission to disable allowing the vehicle to start in gear increasing the potential for a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will repair the connections in the wiring harness if necessary. Owner notification began on may 7, 2004. Owners should contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 04KW1. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V285000Received . 117 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain heavy duty trucks, the main cab wiring harness was incorrectly connected to the 50 amp circuit breaker instead of the 135 amp breaker.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the vehicles and the wiring will be corrected if necessary. Owner notification began september 16, 2003. Owners should contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 03KW7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V234000Received . 84 units.
Unknown or Other
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with vertical tail pipes, the frame access grabhandle is mounted too high.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause a person to slip and/or fall and could lead to personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the grabhandle location and if determined to be mounted too high, the handle will be relocated to the proper height. Owner notification began july 29, 2003. Owners should contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 03KW5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V168000Received . 483 units.
Trailer Hitches / Fifth Wheel Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks equipped with jost international jsk 37u series fifth wheels, a fatigue crack can develop in the bracket pin weld under certain loading conditions.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If left undetected or corrected it could lead to the separation of the fifth wheel top plate from its mounting structure, possibly resulting in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the bracket pins and repair instructions free of charge. Peterbilt's owner notification began june 20, 2003. Kenworth's owner notification began june 12, 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 peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth 425-828-5440.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 03KW4/403-C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
03V045000Received . 9,890 units.
Exterior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain trucks equipped with trailer connections fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) no. 121, "air brake systems," and no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the supplier removed a rubber grommet from the trailer light line connector. The vehicles are experiencing corrosion at the 7-way trailer connection. This causes intermittent flashing/flickering of the trailer lights.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause an electrical short and/or possible fire hazard.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install the missing grommet on all affected chassis. If a connector is found defective, it will be replaced with a new connector. Owner notification is began on march 14, 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 03KW1. 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.
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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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Air | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Apr 2009
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.
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2003 Kenworth T600The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Kenworth T600: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kenworth/t600/2003/. 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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Kenworth T600?
- 10,599 units in 5 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. 5 of them name the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Kenworth T600 name most often?
- Service Brakes, Air: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Kenworth T600 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.