Vehicle report

2016 KENWORTH T270

Service bulletins

19 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.

43-071

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail – Due to undersupply issues, only a limited supply of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) sensors are available. As a temporary solution, after PACCAR confirms a DEF sensor is not available, a temporary software update will allow a vehicle to continue operation with a failed DEF sensor by disabling the DEF sensor diagnostics.

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.

26-037

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail - Prior versions of Eaton Endurant transmission software may be prone to setting Linear Clutch Actuator (LCA) fault codes leading to possible LCA hardware replacement.

13-054

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail - Bendix New-Gen Lightweight Steer Axle Drum Brake Spider Cracking

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.

43-066

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

DEF tank covers may become loose and potentially crack on vehicles built before October 2019 with DEF tank part number M86-6221-003**(TANK-DEF MEDIUM ASSY) and M86-6222-003**(TANK-DEF LARGE, ASSY). Resolution is to resolve the vibration on the tank cover by adding bottom tank washers.

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.

03-072

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail: The cruise control may be inoperative after installing CECU software version P30-1030-118 if the vehicle was manufactured without an air pressure sensor. Until the software is revised to address this issue, a pressure sensor must be installed

03-071

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only - Vehicles built with NAMUX software from 2013 to present may experience accuracy issues with the tachometer. The issue can be temporarily resolved using any one of the included procedures.

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.

TIB13-050

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only T170, T270, and T370 with hydraulic ABS brakes require a programming harness. The harness is now a required or recommended tool.

TIB43-062

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – This bulletin provides information about the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP) and Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (HDVIP).

43-056

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign- Incorrect GHG emissions identifier label for the tire classification listed on printed label.

18-008

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail ? There is an updated plug to fix leaking steer axle hubcaps.

7-17

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail ? There is an updated plug to fix leaking steer axle hubcaps.

51-007

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Nav+HD MP3 reboot update ane features enable.

15-025

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

NON-SAFETY CAMPAIGN: MISSING OR UNSEATED C-CLIPS ON THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY. LOSS OF A BEARING CUP ASSEMBLY CREATES A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN TORSIONAL LASH IN THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT MAY BE DETECTABLE BY AN OPERATOR.

51-006

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

NON-SAFETY CAMPAIGN - CHASSIS BUILT WITH PRE-PRODUCTION QV/VV MODELS OF THE NAV+ HD SYSTEM HARDWARE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

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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.