2013 Kenworth T700 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Kenworth T700, 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
- Body & structure133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
CAB IS COMING DETACHED FROM FLOOR AND FIREWALL. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. TRUCK CAME FROM TRANS AM FLEET. SALES MANAGER STATED THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PACCAR NEEDED TO REINFORCE FLOOR TO FIREWALL AND DOOR JAM.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS A HARBOR DRIVER THAT HAULED REFERS FROM PORT TO YARD COMPANY TRUCKS THAT WERE ISSUED FOR HARBOR DRIVERS WERE KENWORTHS T700 WITH SUPERSINGLESS TIRES DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE THE MANUFACTURES ORIGINAL TIRES. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT IN WHICH I FEEL THERE WAS SOME MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH TRUCK I WAS TOLD TO USE BY MANAGEMENT AFTER DOING MY BASIC INSPECTION EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I LEARNED FROM OTHER DRIVERS THAT TRUCK KW T700 2013 VIN# [XXX] // [XXX] HAD PREVIOUS SUSPENSION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT WERE FIXED BY COMPANY MECHANICS AND TRUCK WAS CLEARED FOR HARBOR OPERATIONS. IF POSSIBLE SINCE COMPANY HARBOR DRIVERS ARE NOT GIVEN THE WEIGHT OF THE REFERS THAT THEY WILL BE PICKING UP FROM HARBOR JUST THE CONTAINER # AND PIN ARE LISTED ON DRIVER WORK SCHEDULE COMPANY DRIVERS UNKNOWINGLY HAUL HEAVY WEIGHT CONTAINERS SO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM OR TIRE / BRAKE PROBLEM COULD THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SHARE THE ROADS WITH TRUCKS.THE EVENING OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS BOBTAIL TO THE PORT BUT ON THE OUT WITH LOAD APPROXIMATELY 2MILES DRIVING I FELT THE TRUCK STRANGE WHEN LIKE SUSPENSION OR BRAKES THEN FELT VIBRATION THEN I WAS ON THE UPSIDEDOWN THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT OR INVOLVED. TWO YEARS I HAULED REFERS ROM THE PORT FOR COMPANY WITHOUT AN INCIDENT SINCE NEW LOGISTIC MANAGER CAME HE STARTED INSTALLING NEW TIRES( FRONT) ON COMPANY TRUCKS AND REMOVING RUBBER AIRHOSES FOR PLASTIC HOSES I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS WAS COMPANY ERROR OR MANUFACTURE ERROR ON THE TRUCK THANK YOU. COMPANY DRIVER ICAN SEND YOU PIC IF U REACH ME AT MY EMAIL. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS A HARBOR DRIVER THAT HAULED REFERS FROM PORT TO YARD COMPANY TRUCKS THAT WERE ISSUED FOR HARBOR DRIVERS WERE KENWORTHS T700 WITH SUPERSINGLESS TIRES DON'T KNOW IF THOSE ARE THE MANUFACTURES ORIGINAL TIRES. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT IN WHICH I FEEL THERE WAS SOME MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH TRUCK I WAS TOLD TO USE BY MANAGEMENT AFTER DOING MY BASIC INSPECTION EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I LEARNED FROM OTHER DRIVERS THAT TRUCK KW T700 2013 VIN# [XXX] // [XXX] HAD PREVIOUS SUSPENSION AND BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT WERE FIXED BY COMPANY MECHANICS AND TRUCK WAS CLEARED FOR HARBOR OPERATIONS. IF POSSIBLE SINCE COMPANY HARBOR DRIVERS ARE NOT GIVEN THE WEIGHT OF THE REFERS THAT THEY WILL BE PICKING UP FROM HARBOR JUST THE CONTAINER # AND PIN ARE LISTED ON DRIVER WORK SCHEDULE COMPANY DRIVERS UNKNOWINGLY HAUL HEAVY WEIGHT CONTAINERS SO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM OR TIRE / BRAKE PROBLEM COULD THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SHARE THE ROADS WITH TRUCKS.THE EVENING OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS BOBTAIL TO THE PORT BUT ON THE OUT WITH LOAD APPROXIMATELY 2MILES DRIVING I FELT THE TRUCK STRANGE WHEN LIKE SUSPENSION OR BRAKES THEN FELT VIBRATION THEN I WAS ON THE UPSIDEDOWN THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT OR INVOLVED. TWO YEARS I HAULED REFERS ROM THE PORT FOR COMPANY WITHOUT AN INCIDENT SINCE NEW LOGISTIC MANAGER CAME HE STARTED INSTALLING NEW TIRES( FRONT) ON COMPANY TRUCKS AND REMOVING RUBBER AIRHOSES FOR PLASTIC HOSES I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS WAS COMPANY ERROR OR MANUFACTURE ERROR ON THE TRUCK THANK YOU. COMPANY DRIVER ICAN SEND YOU PIC IF U REACH ME AT MY EMAIL. *TR
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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