# Service bulletin 02\-176

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10235706
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-05\-05
- Manufacturer's number: 02\-176
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-04\-11
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

T680 NextGen A\-pillar fairing adhesive is not properly securing the fairing to the A\-pillar. Procedures are available to apply new adhesive to the A\-Pillar fairing.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10235706-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10235706-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2021 to 2022 KENWORTH T680

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [22V582000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V582000.md), 2022-08-04: STRUCTURE: UNDERRIDE; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [02\-206](/bulletins/11037622.md), 2026-10-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Certain T680 Next Gen short hood chassis may be missing a bolt in the forward fairing.
- [04\-024](/bulletins/11000748.md), 2024-06-04, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Campaign Certain T680 Next Gen fairings may have a loose or missing bushing that allows the rear partial fairing to rattle during operation. Parts and procedures are available to replace the pin on the fairing \(both sides\) with a bolt/spacer combination to reduce fairing rattle.
- [04\-022](/bulletins/10243362.md), 2023-10-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Replacement fuel bezels are available for T680 Next Gen fairings. New bezels have updated attachments to prevent the bezel from becoming loose.
- [02\-168](/bulletins/10201956.md), 2021-10-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Information Only \- Rear axle Quarter Fenders with less than two inches of clearance between the top of the quarter fender and the bottom of the trailer/equipment are susceptible to damage. The lack of clearance could result in cracked/broken quarter fenders or complete separation if undetected or un\-remedied.
- [02\-163](/bulletins/10199986.md), 2021-08-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. "Non\-Safety Campaign \- A vinyl camouflage wrap was applied to T680 NextGen built during the pre\-production phase of the product launch. The wrap can now be removed."

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