Service bulletins for the 2013 Kenworth T880
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.
35 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| 34-060 | 2017-10-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL; TRAILER HITCHES. Non Safety Campaign: The circuit for the Trailer Hotline/Trailer Power may not be properly protected on Model T680/T880 vehicles equipped with this option. |
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| 43-048 | 2017-10-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Fix-As-Fail: Repair for horizontal exhaust diffuser configurations with broken brackets or cracked diffuser. |
| 41-016 | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. NON-SAFETY CAMPAIGN: REPLACE THE MOLDED AIR INTAKE PIPE, WHICH CAN CRACK AND ALLOW ROAD DEBRIS INTO THE ENGINE. DEBRIS ENTERING THROUGH THE INTAKE MAY CAUSE SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. |
| 16-038 | 2017-02-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. NON-SAFETY CAMPAIGN: WATSON & CHALIN LIFT AXLE FRAME BRACKETS WITH SLOTTED LOWER MOUNTING HOLES MAY EXHIBIT CRACKING WHEN FASTENERS ARE POSITIONED AT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SLOT. INSTALLING A DOUBLER PLATE MAY PREVENT CRACKS FROM DEVELOPING. FOR VEHICLES WHERE CRACKING IS EVIDENT, A NEW UPDATED SIDE PLATE WILL BE INSTALLED. |
| 01-068 | 2017-02-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. FIX-AS-FAIL: AN INTERNAL ISSUE MAY CAUSE SOME HVAC MODE DOOR ACTUATORS TO FAIL. THIS WILL CAUSE THE HVAC SYSTEM TO ACT ERRATICALLY OR CONSTANTLY TURN ON AND OFF. |
| 27-026 | 2017-02-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. FIX-AS-FAIL - ENGINE OVER-SPEED LAMP COULD COME ON AFTER A DOWNSHIFT WITH THE EATON ULTRASHIFT PLUS TRANSMISSION. THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. |
| TIB-E-101 | 2014-11-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. KENWORTH: A CERTIFIED EPA/CARB LABEL MUST REPLACED THE PREVIOUS TEST EXEMPTION EPA/CARB LABEL, WHICH WILL EXPIRE. MODEL 2013-2013 T680, T880. *PE |
| TIB-02-131 | 2013-09-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY. KENWORTH: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SUN VISOR. THE SUN VISOR MAY FLUTTER IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ROOF PANELS TO CRACK. *JS |
| TIB-34-049 | 2013-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. KENWORTH: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED (P30-1011-108), DUE TO RECALLED REMOVAL AND DISABLING OF 13KWB, TO FIX PRE TRIP LIGHT INSPECTION FUNCTION ISSUE AND REINSTALL SWITCH. MODELS 2013 T680, T880. *PE |
| E065 | 2013-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. MX RC5-RC14 SOFTWARE UPDATE CAMPAIGN. SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE SAID TO BENEFIT THE ENGINES IN RC5 AND RC14 KENWORTH ENGINES. PACCAR/KENWORTH. *KB |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.