Peterbilt 548Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 23 safety recalls on record for the Peterbilt 548.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints2Top: Engine Safety recalls232020–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Peterbilt 548 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 548 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 14 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Peterbilt 548 problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Engine

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

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine	2	0

23 recalls

Peterbilt 548 recalls

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

Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings26V-700 · 2022–2027 · Oct 21, 2026 · 26,729 vehicles Controls: proportioning relay valve26V-567 · 2027 · Sep 1, 2026 · 58 vehicles Wiring: power distribution module/ipdm26V-485 · 2027 · Jul 27, 2026 · 5,925 vehicles Lighting control module: software25V-436 · 2024–2026 · Jun 26, 2025 · 56,260 vehicles Antilock: modulator25V-353 · 2026 · May 28, 2025 · 315 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-041 · 2024–2026 · Jan 29, 2025 · 5,378 vehicles Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal25V-014 · 2023–2024 · Jan 16, 2025 · 1,110 vehicles Electrical system: software24V-915 · 2021–2025 · Dec 9, 2024 · 220,764 vehicles Spindle: arm24V-908 · 2024 · Dec 3, 2024 · 68 vehicles Power train: axle hubs24V-903 · 2024–2025 · Dec 2, 2024 · 29 vehicles Link: connection24V-433 · 2025 · Jun 12, 2024 · 7,410 vehiclesDo not drive Gear box: shaft sector24V-233 · 2025 · Mar 27, 2024 · 782 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 23 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.