2010 KENWORTH C500 Complaints and Recall Information
The 2010 KENWORTH C500 has 0 complaints and 5 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues related to recalls involving steering, brakes, engine components, and air brake systems.
There are five recalls affecting various critical systems including steering columns, engine combustion tubes, brake chambers, hood structure, and air supply reservoirs.
Recalls- Steering column. NHTSA recall 10V308000 affects 9,697 trucks from model years 2008 to 2010 equipped with TRW steering shafts. Mislocated circumferential welds may cause the splined and non-splined tubes to separate during low speed, high torque turns, resulting in loss of steering control and increased crash risk. Dealers inspect and replace improperly welded steering shafts free of charge.
- Engine combustion tube. Recall 11V203000 covers 5,831 trucks with Caterpillar C15 engines from model years 2007 through 2011. Weld degradation can cause heat impingement leading to a potential fire. Caterpillar replaces the combustion tube with a thicker wall design at no cost. Notifications and repairs are managed directly by Caterpillar.
- Brake chamber contact. Recall 10V212000 involves 10 trucks from model years 2009 through 2011. Certain maneuvers can cause the brake chamber to contact the rear hood support, damaging the brake chamber and reducing braking on that wheel end, increasing crash risk. Repairs are provided free by Kenworth dealers.
- Hood structure. Also under recall 10V212000 and affecting the same 10 trucks, the rear hood support is involved in the brake chamber contact issue. This structural defect risks brake function loss increasing crash likelihood. Free repairs are available from Kenworth dealerships.
- Air brake reservoir. Recall 24V145000 applies to 996 Kenworth C500 trucks from 2009 to 2021. Air tanks have insufficient volume to meet FMVSS No. 121 standards, reducing braking performance and increasing crash risk. Dealers will replace air tanks free of charge. Owner notifications were sent in August 2024.
Owners with repeated repairs involving these safety defects or unresolved recall issues may have rights under their state’s lemon law and should consult legal resources for potential remedies.
2010 KENWORTH C500 Summary
2010
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
4
Total Recalls
16534
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2010 KENWORTH C500
996 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANK
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2009-2021 Kenworth C500, 2012-2021 Kenworth T440, 2009-2015 Kenworth T660, 2015-2024 Kenworth T680, 2008-2024 Kenworth T800, 2009-2020 Kenworth T370, 2013-2023 Kenworth T880, 2011-2016 Kenworth T470, 2023 Kenworth T480, 2021-2023 Kenworth T800B, and 2009-2019 Kenworth W900 vehicles. The air tanks have an insufficient volume of air for the brake system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
Risk: Insufficient air volume can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
2010 KENWORTH C500
5831 vehicles affected
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 KENWORTH C500, T2000, T600, AND T660, AS WELL AS MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 PETERBILT 387 AND 388 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINE AND MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 11, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17, 2010. DEGRADATION OF A COMBUSTION TUBE WELD CAN CAUSE RADIAL HEAT IMPINGEMENT ON THE BODY WHICH MAY BURN THROUGH CERTAIN BODIES USED ON C15 ENGINES.
Risk: THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
2010 KENWORTH C500
9697 vehicles affected
STEERING:COLUMN
PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING SHAFTS. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD AROUND THE STEERING SHAFT TUBE THAT WELDS THE SPLINED TUBE TO THE NON-SPLINED TUBE MAY BE MISLOCATED. MISLOCATION OF THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD MAY ALLOW THE SPLINED TUBE AND NON-SPLINED TUBE TO ROTATE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DURING A LOW SPEED, HIGH TORQUE TURN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE TWO TUBES.
Risk: A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
2010 KENWORTH C500
10 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:CHAMBER
KENWORTH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2011 C500 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 13, 2010. DURING MANEUVERS WITH CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF WHEEL TURN, ARTICULATION, AND BUMP, THE BRAKE CHAMBER CAN CONTACT THE REAR HOOD SUPPORT.
Risk: THE CONTACT CAN DAMAGE THE BRAKE CHAMBER LEADING TO A LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION AT THE AFFECTED WHEEL END, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Complaints
No complaints found.