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2018 Kenworth T880 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jan 7, 2026
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 8, 2020

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2018 Kenworth T880. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 7, 2026

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID
11709307
Incident
Sep 16, 2025
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 6, 2020
Crash reported

I HAVE A HANKOOK TIRE , MODEL AM15+ WITH LABELING ON THE SIDEWALL "MADE IN CHINA" THE SIZE IS 385/65R22.5 THE DOT CODE ON THE TIRE : 1BB31 53H1 3218 THIS DOT CODE IS NOT CORRECT FOR THE ABOVE TIRE. DO YOU RECALL TIRES WITH AN INCORRECT DOT CODE?*DT*JB

NHTSA ID
11343602
Incident
Jun 8, 2020
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 8, 2020
Crash reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 KENWORTH T880. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, HE DEPRESSED HIS BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT VEERED THE VEHICLE TO RIGHT OFF OF THE ROAD AND DROVE INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V199000(ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) WHICH HE LINKED TO HIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *DT*JB

NHTSA ID
11327833
Incident
Dec 9, 2019
Mileage
34,000 mi

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.

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