Peterbilt 389kYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Peterbilt 389k.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls52008–2014 model years

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

Best & worst years

Peterbilt 389k 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 389k median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Peterbilt 389k 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.

5 recalls

Peterbilt 389k recalls

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

Ignition: switch13V-222 · 2014 · May 28, 2013 · 1,773 vehicles Conventional: air08V-128 · 2009 · Mar 21, 2008 · 1,043 vehicles Doors: latch08V-065 · 2008–2009 · Feb 7, 2008 · 6,169 vehicles Supply: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings08V-002 · 2008 · Jan 8, 2008 · 2,794 vehicles Gear box: shaft sector07V-591 · 2008 · Dec 20, 2007 · 559 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 389k

May 29, 2009
Horton Fan Hub FailuresEA09008 · 2008 · closed Aug 27, 2010
No recall