2025 KENWORTH T180 Complaints and Recall Information

The 2025 KENWORTH T180 has 0 complaints and 8 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues related to exterior lighting and electrical system malfunctions, particularly involving the hazard lights and instrument display brightness controls.

There are eight recalls related to various safety and control systems affecting the 2025 KENWORTH T180. The recalls primarily involve software updates and hardware inspections addressing lighting control, instrument display functions, and transmission shift components.

• Lighting control module software. NHTSA recall 25V041000 affects 5,378 vehicles. The exterior lighting switch may fail, causing hazard lights and instrument panel back-light adjustment to malfunction. This failure prevents hazard lights from alerting other drivers and can make instrument display difficult to see, increasing crash risk. Dealers will update the vehicle cab controller unit software free of charge. Owners are advised that a temporary reset is possible by cycling the key.
• Instrument cluster/panel malfunction. Included in recall 25V041000, 5,378 trucks are affected. The exterior lighting switch failure disables hazard lights and instrument display brightness adjustments. The same symptoms and safety risks apply. Software updates will be performed at no cost, and temporary resets can be done with key cycling.
• Hazard flashing warning lights switch. Also part of recall 25V041000 with 5,378 vehicles involved. The defect causes hazard lights and instrument brightness controls to fail, raising safety concerns from inoperative hazard signals and hard-to-see displays. Dealers will provide free software updates and owners can perform a temporary reset with the ignition.
• Lighting control module software update. Recall 25V436000 covers 56,260 vehicles, including the 2025 Kenworth T180. Tail brake lights, headlights, reverse lights, and turn signals may fail to illuminate correctly. Lift axles may change position unexpectedly when signal lights activate. These issues impair visibility and increase injury risk. The fix involves free software updates for the vehicle control unit.
• Automatic transmission gear shifter. NHTSA recall 24V190000 affects 70,509 trucks from model years 2021 to 2025, including the T180. Gear shifter stalk connectors might be improperly crimped, causing loss of communication with the transmission. This can disable the vehicle after stopping, risking crashes. Dealers will inspect and replace the gear shifter assembly at no charge.

Owners with repeated repairs, unresolved recall issues, or safety system malfunctions may have rights under their state lemon law. Legal consultation can help determine eligibility based on individual circumstances.