Kenworth 54 1996–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 32-016 · NHTSA communication 10173205 · issued Mar 17, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1996–2021
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information Only: Proper jump-starting voltage will eliminate high voltage related issues and equipment damage.
Vehicles covered
- 2007 Kenworth 54
- 2008 Kenworth 953
- 2011 Kenworth 963
- 2012 Kenworth 963
- 2013 Kenworth 963
- 2014 Kenworth 963
- 2015 Kenworth 963
- 2016 Kenworth 963
- 2008 Kenworth Aerocab
- 1996 Kenworth C500
- 1997 Kenworth C500
- 1998 Kenworth C500
- 1999 Kenworth C500
- 2000 Kenworth C500
- 2001 Kenworth C500
- 2002 Kenworth C500
- 2003 Kenworth C500
- 2004 Kenworth C500
- 2005 Kenworth C500
- 2006 Kenworth C500
- 2007 Kenworth C500
- 2008 Kenworth C500
- 2009 Kenworth C500
- 2010 Kenworth C500
- 2011 Kenworth C500
- 2012 Kenworth C500
- 2013 Kenworth C500
- 2014 Kenworth C500
- 2015 Kenworth C500
- 2016 Kenworth C500
- 2017 Kenworth C500
- 2018 Kenworth C500
- 2019 Kenworth C500
- 2007 Kenworth C510
- 2011 Kenworth C540
- 2012 Kenworth C540
- 2013 Kenworth C540
- 2014 Kenworth C540
- 2015 Kenworth C540
- 2016 Kenworth C540
- 2008 Kenworth C548CH
- 2009 Kenworth C548CH
- 2011 Kenworth C550
- 2012 Kenworth C550
- 2013 Kenworth C550
- 2014 Kenworth C550
- 2015 Kenworth C550
- 2016 Kenworth C550
- 1996 Kenworth Conventional
- 1999 Kenworth Conventional
- 2003 Kenworth Conventional
- 2000 Kenworth Conventional Series
- 1996 Kenworth K100
- 1997 Kenworth K100
- 1998 Kenworth K100
- 1999 Kenworth K100
- 2000 Kenworth K100
- 2001 Kenworth K100
- 2004 Kenworth K100
- 1996 Kenworth K100E
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.