Peterbilt problems & recalls
Peterbilt vehicles have drawn 369 consumer complaints and 926 recall campaigns across 60 models in NHTSA's files, led by the 379 and the 579.
369
NHTSA complaints
926
Recall campaigns
60
Models tracked
379
Most complained
Which Peterbilt models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379 | 76 | 33 | ||
| 579 | 55 | 60 | ||
| Peterbilt | 40 | 48 | ||
| 388 | 36 | 30 | ||
| 389 | 35 | 48 | ||
| 357 | 19 | 28 | ||
| 386 | 14 | 30 | ||
| 387 | 14 | 34 | ||
| 567 | 11 | 58 | ||
| Conventional | 10 | 6 | ||
| 587 | 9 | 23 | ||
| 330 | 8 | 34 | ||
| 335 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 337 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 320 | 5 | 36 | ||
| 377 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 379xl | 4 | 0 | ||
| 520 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 378 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 548 | 2 | 21 | ||
| Conventional Series | 2 | 3 | ||
| 300 Series | 1 | 0 | ||
| 365 | 1 | 46 | ||
| 537 | 1 | 19 | ||
| City Deliverys Series | 1 | 0 | ||
| Model 220 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 200 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 201 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 210 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 220 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 282 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 282h | 0 | 1 | ||
| 300 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 310 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 325 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 340 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 348 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 352 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 352h | 0 | 1 | ||
| 362 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 367 | 0 | 54 | ||
| 372 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 375 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 376 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 379k | 0 | 1 | ||
| 382 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 384 | 0 | 23 | ||
| 385 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 389g | 0 | 1 | ||
| 389k | 0 | 5 | ||
| 398 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 535 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 536 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 589 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Cb300 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Class 7 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Class 8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Coe | 0 | 11 | ||
| Mid Ranger | 0 | 1 | ||
| Pb220 Dual-Steer | 0 | 1 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.