2026 Kenworth T280
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Vehicle information
Make: Kenworth
Model: T280
Model year: 2026
Class: Commercial truck
Engines Kenworth offered in 2026
Cummins X15 · 15.0 L diesel
Cummins’ big-bore engine, offered by most truck brands; comes in Efficiency and Performance versions.
Cummins fault codes →Cummins X12 · 11.8 L diesel
Lighter Cummins engine for regional, tanker and vocational trucks.
Cummins fault codes →Cummins L9 · 8.9 L diesel
Medium-duty Cummins used in box trucks, dump trucks and day cabs.
Cummins fault codes →Cummins B6.7 · 6.7 L diesel
Medium-duty Cummins common in Class 6–7 work trucks.
Cummins fault codes →PACCAR MX-13 · 12.9 L diesel
The standard engine in most Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 highway tractors.
PACCAR (Kenworth & Peterbilt) fault codes →PACCAR MX-11 · 10.8 L diesel
Lighter PACCAR engine for regional and vocational Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks.
PACCAR (Kenworth & Peterbilt) fault codes →PACCAR PX-9 · 8.9 L diesel
Medium-duty engine (built with Cummins) for Kenworth and Peterbilt medium trucks.
PACCAR (Kenworth & Peterbilt) fault codes →
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