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Service bulletins for the 2005 Kenworth C500

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.

12 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
42-0702026-10-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Due to supplier constraints, an authorized aftermarket surge tank has been made available.
P0012026-09-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "Kenworth: Dealers should check the chassis list and SIR weekly for VIN changes. 2 chassis added to the chassis list. Peterbilt: Dealers should check the chassis list and SIR weekly for VIN changes. 10 chassis added to the chassis list."
02-1602021-03-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. Information Only – Windshield washer pumps have a high No Trouble Found rate. Washer pumps may fail to spray due to a clogged filter.
32-0152020-07-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
34-0852020-04-03. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
32-0162020-04-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Information Only: Proper jump-starting voltage will eliminate high voltage related issues and equipment damage.
DOR-W5T2V-012020-01-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This SKU is a Climate Control Module. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect alignment pins and knobs. The alignment pins may be weak which cause them to break and knob material may be weak which could cause them to break. Breaking of the alignment pins or knob could prevent adjustment of the climate control system.
01-0752019-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Information Only: This bulletin provides guidance for repairing an air-conditioning system after internal failure of the A/C compressor.
TIB-44-172009-01-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. 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
02962006-09-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. STAINLESS STEEL MIRROR BRACKET - MIRROR ADJUSTMENT ANGLE CORRECTION. CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THEY CANNOT ADJUST THEIR MIRROR(S) TO THE DESIRED POSITION, EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING THE MIRROR HEAD TO THE END OF THE BRACKET SLOT(S). *TT
02972006-08-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. 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
52202005-11-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. NEW INTERIOR DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. THE KENWORTH NEW CAB INTERIOR INTRODUCED IN 2005 HAS MANY PERFORMANCE FEATURES THAT ARE DIFFERENT. KENWORTH. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.