20V199000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
If the driver unknowingly operates the vehicle without the ABS functioning, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
2015 KENWORTH T270
4 safety recall campaigns, 3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints3
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
15V271000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
As water leaks in, the wiper may cease to function on the 'intermittent' setting, reducing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the water may cause corrosion which, over time, may result in an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
14V810000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR
Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire.
14V486000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1ROLLOVER
- 1SEAT BELTS
- 1SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 KENWORTH T270s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.