Kenworth C500, Kenworth T440, Kenworth T470, Kenworth T660, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900, model year 2011. Filed by Paccar Incorporated and reported to NHTSA on 29 September 2010. 3,040 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kenworth is recalling certain model year 2011 t660, t800, w900, c500, t440, and t470 vehicles manufactured from april 1, 2009, through august 30, 2010. one of the four harness spade terminal connections to the chassis load center may become completely unseated. a completely unseated connection may result in a power …
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Kenworth's own number for this recall: 10KWG. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V452 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V452 cover?
- Kenworth C500, Kenworth T440, Kenworth T470, Kenworth T660, Kenworth T800, Kenworth W900, model year 2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- KENWORTH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 T660, T800, W900, C500, T440, AND T470 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2009, THROUGH AUGUST 30, 2010. ONE OF THE FOUR HARNESS SPADE TERMINAL CONNECTIONS TO THE CHASSIS LOAD CENTER MAY BECOME COMPLETELY UNSEATED.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- POWER LOSS OF THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO OTHER DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH THE VEHICLE.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HARNESS AND RE-SEATING THE FEMALE CONNECTORS ON THE MALE SPADE TERMINALS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Kenworth calls this recall 10KWG, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “POWER LOSS OF THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO OTHER DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH THE VEHICLE.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V452 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting |
| Reported to NHTSA | 29 September 2010 |
| Model years | 2011-2011 |
| Vehicles named | KENWORTH C500, KENWORTH T440, KENWORTH T470, KENWORTH T660, KENWORTH T800, KENWORTH W900 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
POWER LOSS OF THE VEHICLE'S EXTERIOR LIGHTING MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO OTHER DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HARNESS AND RE-SEATING THE FEMALE CONNECTORS ON THE MALE SPADE TERMINALS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Kenworth C500 recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Kenworth T440 recalls: 27 US campaigns
- Kenworth T470 recalls: 19 US campaigns
- Kenworth T660 recalls: 40 US campaigns
- Kenworth T800 recalls: 50 US campaigns
- Kenworth W900 recalls: 45 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V452, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v452/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Kenworth notices we hold
- 12V530: model year 2012 and 2013 T270 and T370 medium duty trucks built with Eaton Ultrashift transmissions between December 7, 2011, and April 6, 2012
- 10V654: MODEL YEAR 2011 T660 AND T700 TRACTOR TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 9, 2010, AND NOVEMBER 4, 2010
- 10V266: MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2010 T660 TRACTOR TRAILORS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2008 THROUGH JULY 31, 2009
- 10V212: MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2011 C500 TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 24, 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 13, 2010
- 10V185: MODEL YEAR 2010 T2000, T660, T800 AND W900
- 10V150: MODEL YEAR 2010 T270 AND T370 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH NON-LMS HUBS
All 7 Kenworth campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V452 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
db00fee3 - Consequence
b52854d8 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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