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1999 Kenworth W900L 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 Oct 16, 2008
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 Mar 5, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Kenworth W900L. 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

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Filed Oct 16, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KENWORTH W900L STUDIO. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MISSISSIPPI, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE DOT SAFETY STANDARDS WERE FINE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN TEXAS, THE DOT REGULATION AND AIR SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY BREAK DOWN. THE CONTACT WANTS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE ALSO WANTS ALL OF HIS LEASE PAYMENTS RETURNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,500.

NHTSA ID
10245725
Incident
Oct 11, 2008
Mileage
142,500 mi
Body & structure
Filed Sep 20, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL, THE HOOD WAS LIFTED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRAME RAIL WAS FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE FRAME RAIL WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
10168773
Incident
Jun 3, 2006
Mileage
249,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Feb 24, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KENWORTH W900L, AND STATED THE HOOD WOULD NOT SHUT BECAUSE THE FRAME CRACKED. THE CRACK OCCURRED 10 INCHES BEHIND THE SPRING HANGER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRAME RAIL. *AK

NHTSA ID
10151119
Incident
Feb 24, 2006
Mileage
800,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 5, 2002

BOTH FRAME RAIL EXTENTION WERE CRACKED

NHTSA ID
9004548
Incident
Jun 9, 2001

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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