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Service bulletin 0297

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10020257
Published by NHTSA2006-08-22
Manufacturer's number0297
Manufacturer's date2006-07-26
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

NHTSA's summary

SEVERE SERVICE HOOD SUPPORT MISADJUSTMENT. THE TUBULAR BRACKET IN THE SEVERE SERVICE HOOD SUPPORT SYSTEM MAY CRACK OR BREAK IN THE WELD AT THE HOOD SUPPORT PAD ATTACHMENT IF THE SUPPORT PADS ARE ADJUSTED TOO HIGH ON THE TUBULAR BRACKET. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
KENWORTH C5002005
KENWORTH T8002005
KENWORTH W9002005

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TIB-02-1072010-04-14. Service bulletin. KENWORTH TRUCK SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. METTON HOOD REPAIR CAMPAIGN. HOOD REINFORCEMENT CHANNEL CRACKING DUE TO UNIQUE, HARSH SERVICE CONDITIONS. NOTE: CODE 02107 IS NOT AN INSTRUCTION FOR DEALERS TO INITIATE INSPECTIONS OR UNDERTAKE REPAIRS, UNLESS THERE IS A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. OPEN CAMPAIGN CODE 02107 IN SIR SIMPLY ESTABLISHES ELIGIBILITY FOR WARRANTY. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE
02942006-09-21. Service bulletin. W900L HOOD RIB CRACKS. KENWORTH. *TT
52202005-11-19. Service bulletin. NEW INTERIOR DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. THE KENWORTH NEW CAB INTERIOR INTRODUCED IN 2005 HAS MANY PERFORMANCE FEATURES THAT ARE DIFFERENT. KENWORTH. *TT