Reliability & cost of ownership
Kenworth T440 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Kenworth T440? 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 T440 problems by model year
73 recall entries and 1 owner complaint on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 T440 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 T440 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 T440 | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 T440 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 T440 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 T440 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 T440 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 T440 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 T440 | 7 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 T440 | 9 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 T440 | 7 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 T440 | 9 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 T440 | 7 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 T440 | 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 T440, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes1 complaint