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2008 Kenworth Aerocab Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 5, 2011
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Kenworth Aerocab, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THE ABOVE VEHICLE JUST A CERTIFIED FIRE INVESTIGATOR IAAI-CFI. ON OCTOBER 31, 2011 I WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF DOING AN ORIGIN AND CAUSE INVESTIGATION INTO THE FIRE OF THE ABOVE VEHICLE THAT WAS SITTING FOR SALE ON THE OVERFLOW LOT OF RHIM TRUCK SALES ST PAUL, MN. MY INVESTIGATION LED ME TO THE WIRE HARNESS/COMPUTER CONTROL BOX AS THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. I HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY A CATTLE COMPANY PARKED IN A RURAL SETTING AND WAS EXPOSED TO RODENT ACTIVITY. HOW EVER I WAS DISCUSSING THIS INCIDENT WITH ANOTHER FIRE INVESTIGATOR FROM FLORIDA WHO STATED THAT HE HAD JUST INVESTIGATED A SIMILAR FIRE IN A PETERBUILT BUT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED IN A RURAL SETTING BUT DID HAVE AROUND 500,000 ON ITS ODOMETER AS WELL BOTH VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED BY PACCAR BOTH VEHICLES WERE PARKED AND THEIR ENGINES WERE NOT OPERATING PRIOR TO OR DURING THE FIRE. IN THE VEHICLE FIRE THAT I INVESTIGATED, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE LOT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS UNTOUCHED PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THIS INCIDENT MAY NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A RECALL, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS DOES NOT AT LEAST GET REPORTED TO YOU SOME DRIVERS MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF THEIR VEHICLES CATCH ON FIRE WHILE THEY ARE ASLEEP IN THEIR SLEEPERS. *TR

NHTSA ID 10438594 · filed Dec 5, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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