Complaint 493538
2003 KENWORTH T2000 • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL • incident Jan 1, 1901
- Complaint ID
- 493538
- Make
- KENWORTH
- Model
- T2000
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
- Incident Date
- Jan 1, 1901
- Date Received
- Aug 19, 2004
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Owner Narrative
PROBLEMS WITH WITH KENWORTH T2000.*MR THIS TRAILER IS EQUIPPED WITH TURN SIGNAL INDICATIOR THAT SOUND LIKE ALARM CLOCKS WHEN ACTIVATED. WHEN THE DRIVERS ARE DRIVING AS A TEAM (2 DRIVER'S) ONE DRIVER HAS TO SLEEP WHILE ONE DRIVER OPERATES THE TRAILER. THE SLEEPING DRIVER IS CONSTANTLY AROUSED FROM SLEEP WHEN THE OERATOR HAS TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS. THE DRIVER'S BELIEVES THIS NOISE IS MORE ANNOYING THAN SAFETY RELATED. THE SLPPEING DRIVER ISN'T ABLE TO GET NOISE FREE REST THEREFORE THEY BELIEVE IT'S MORE OF A SAFETY RISK IF THE DRIVER ARE NOT WELL RESTED WHEN BEHIND THE WHEEL. *NM
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