Recall Register

1978 Kenworth W900: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Kenworth W900. The newest campaign is 79V179000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Aug 1979. 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, 79V179000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will either replace the existing tank with a larger tank or add a second tank, without charge to owner.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,620 units in total.

  1. 79V179000Received . 2,000 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". The air reservoir capacity is below that allowed by the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will either replace the existing tank with a larger tank or add a second tank, without charge to owner.

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

  2. 79V059000Received . 2,620 units.

    Parking Brake / Driveline / Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The parking brake valves may have been incorrectly piped. If the parking brake piping is incorrectly routed, there is no way to set the tractor parking brakes independently of the trailer parking brakes. This could cause the parking brakes to back off while the trailer air supply is being charged, causing the tractor to roll.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Trailer air supply will be moved from the discharge side of the tractor parking valve to the discharge side of the combination parking valve. This service will be done at no charge.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED.

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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. 19751
  2. 19761
  3. 19771
  4. 19782
  5. 19821
  6. 19831
  7. 19911
  8. 19941
  9. 19952
  10. 19966
  11. 19975
  12. 19986
  13. 199910
  14. 20009
  15. 20019
  16. 20024
  17. 20036
  18. 200412
  19. 20059
  20. 200611
  21. 200716
  22. 200820
  23. 200917
  24. 20109
  25. 201110
  26. 20128
  27. 20137
  28. 20149
  29. 20159
  30. 201611
  31. 20176
  32. 20189
  33. 20197
  34. 20206
  35. 20213
  36. 20224
  37. 20234
  38. 20242
  39. 20252

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. 1978 Kenworth W900: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kenworth/w900/1978/. 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 1978 Kenworth W900?
4,620 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Kenworth W900 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 109 recall campaigns for the Kenworth W900, model years 1975 to 2025. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Kenworth W900 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.