Peterbilt 220Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 14 safety recalls on record for the Peterbilt 220.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls142015–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

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Peterbilt 220 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 220 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Peterbilt 220 problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

14 recalls

Peterbilt 220 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system: propulsion system25V-182 · 2021–2026 · Mar 24, 2025 · 211 vehicles Link: connection24V-433 · 2025 · Jun 12, 2024 · 7,410 vehiclesDo not drive Driveline: driveshaft23V-616 · 2023 · Sep 5, 2023 · 21 vehicles Engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)22V-631 · 2023 · Aug 17, 2022 · 1,601 vehicles Control module: software22V-630 · 2021 · Aug 17, 2022 · 4 vehicles Electrical system: propulsion system21V-609 · 2020 · Aug 4, 2021 · 6 vehicles Exterior lighting21V-484 · 2018 · Jun 24, 2021 · 89 vehicles Steering17V-593 · 2016 · Sep 22, 2017 · 17,737 vehicles Power train: axle assembly17V-554 · 2015–2018 · Sep 6, 2017 · 2,975 vehicles Vehicle speed control: cruise control15V-206 · 2015–2016 · Apr 7, 2015 · 379 vehicles Disc: caliper15V-051 · 2015 · Jan 30, 2015 · 106 vehicles Parking brake14V-716 · 2015 · Nov 7, 2014 · 101 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 14 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 220

Sep 21, 2020
Quarter Fender FailuresPE20015 · 2017–2018 · closed Oct 14, 2021
No recall