Peterbilt Conventional SeriesYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 3 safety recalls on record for the Peterbilt Conventional Series.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1Top: Power train Safety recalls31978–1991 model years

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

Best & worst years

Peterbilt Conventional Series 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 Conventional Series median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1991Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1979Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Peterbilt Conventional Series problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

1Power train

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
Power train	1	0

3 recalls

Peterbilt Conventional Series recalls

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

Gear box: shaft pitman89V-190 · 1989 · Nov 6, 1989 · 1,227 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights81V-053 · 1978–1981 · Apr 20, 1981 · 200 vehicles Steering: hydraulic power assist system79V-266 · 1978–1979 · Dec 4, 1979 · 1,700 vehicles