Complaint 2185918
2023 KENWORTH T680 • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER • incident Mar 13, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2185918
- Make
- KENWORTH
- Model
- T680
- Model Year
- 2023
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- Incident Date
- Mar 13, 2026
- Date Received
- Mar 13, 2026
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Owner Narrative
The contact owns a 2023 Kenworth T680. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle and pressing the wiper fluid button, the wiper fluid did not immediately spray, and the contact was unable to immediately clean the front windshield. The contact stated the after several attempts the wiper fluid sprayer operated normally. Later, the front windshield wipers malfunctioned. The contact stated that when the front windshield wipers were activated in the continuous setting, the wipers were randomly delayed. Additionally, while activating the turn signal and the wipers the features were delayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed an electrical short in the wiper and turn signal mechanism, and that the mechanism needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 205,000. The VIN was invalid.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.