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Complaint 1928048

2019 KENWORTH T680 • ENGINE • incident May 2, 2023

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1928048
Make
KENWORTH
Model
T680
Model Year
2019
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
May 2, 2023
Date Received
Sep 15, 2023
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

We have under hood fire during operating the truck. The driver was driving in TX. The police and fire department need to be involved to extinguish the fire. The truck need to be towed to terminal. The two dealers were doing estimate and the try to look up the causes of the fire, but is seems they not able to find it. We asked some privet mechanics and they think that fire could start from starter. The truck is 2019 T680 455,972 miles with engine Paccar MX-13. The truck is available fot inspection.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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