Vehicle report

2008 KENWORTH K500

Service bulletins

7 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

02-160

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – Windshield washer pumps have a high No Trouble Found rate. Washer pumps may fail to spray due to a clogged filter.

32-015

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: This bulletin provides dealers with a battery warranty quick reference guide to ensure the appropriate tests for battery warranty are performed in order to prevent battery warranty claims filed with incorrect or incomplete information.

32-016

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: Proper jump-starting voltage will eliminate high voltage related issues and equipment damage.

34-085

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – Vehicles may have the connector seals on the wheel speed sensor incorrectly installed, which may lead to water intrusion and corrosion in some vehicles.

01-075

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: This bulletin provides guidance for repairing an air-conditioning system after internal failure of the A/C compressor.

TIB-26-16

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

KENWORTH SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUPPORT SPRING BRACKET WELD CAMPAIGN. C500 AND K500 WITH FRONT DRIVE AXLES AND ALLISON WORLD SERIES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, ARE AFFECTED. INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, SERVICE ALL CHASSIS AFFECTED EVEN IF THE CUSTOMER HAS NO ISSUE WITH THE CHASSIS. CSC LETTER REC'D. *PE

TIB-44-17

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

KENWORTH TRUCKS: REDUCED ENGINE POWER FROM FUEL STARVATION. ANY MODEL KENWORTH EQUIPPED WITH THE 2007 EMISSIONS COMPLIANT ISX ENGINE AND OPTIONAL DAVCO 382 FUEL FILTER, BUILT PRIOR TO 8/11/08, *PE

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.