Reliability & cost of ownership
Kenworth T300 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kenworth T300? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Kenworth T300 problems by model year
54 recall entries and 7 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 T300 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 T300 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 T300 | 7 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 T300 | 5 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 T300 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 T300 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 T300 | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 T300 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 T300 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 T300 | 5 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 T300 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 T300 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 T300 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1997 T300 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 T300 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Kenworth T300, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- suspension2 complaints
- steering2 complaints
- electrical system1 complaint
- fuel system, diesel1 complaint
- visibility1 complaint