Peterbilt 589Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 10 safety recalls on record for the Peterbilt 589.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls102024–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Peterbilt 589 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 589 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Peterbilt 589 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.

10 recalls

Peterbilt 589 recalls

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

Rear/other: webbing26V-674 · 2027 · Oct 14, 2026 · 310 vehicles Front assembly: seat heater/cooler26V-544 · 2027 · Aug 21, 2026 · 811 vehicles Wiring: power distribution module/ipdm26V-485 · 2027 · Jul 27, 2026 · 5,925 vehicles Supply: reservoir/tank25V-795 · 2026 · Nov 17, 2025 · 62 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: software24V-915 · 2024–2025 · Dec 9, 2024 · 220,764 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump24V-789 · 2025 · Oct 23, 2024 · 5,690 vehicles Link: connection24V-433 · 2025 · Jun 12, 2024 · 7,410 vehiclesDo not drive Steering24V-044 · 2024–2025 · Jan 25, 2024 · 45,887 vehicles