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Peterbilt CONVENTIONAL SERIES recalls by model year

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1978 to 1991 model years. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

1978
2
1979
2
1980
1
1981
1
1989
1
1991
0
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
19782
19792
19801
19811
19891
19910

1978: 2; 1979: 2; 1980: 1; 1981: 1; 1989: 1; 1991: 0

Year-by-year records

Peterbilt CONVENTIONAL SERIES model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
197802Not available
1979020
198001-1
1981010
198901Not available
199110Not available

Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

79V266000 · Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist System

Reported: 1979-12-04 (December 4, 1979) · Model years: 1978, 1979

THE STEERING POWER CYLINDER CLAMPS MAY CRACK WHEN TIGHTENED.

Remedy: DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING POWER CLAMPS AT NO COST TO OWNER.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
81V053000 · Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Reported: 1981-04-20 (April 20, 1981) · Model years: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

ON SOME VEHICLES, THE RECTANGULAR HEAD LAMPS ARE WIRED INCORRECTLY, WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FOUR HEAD LIGHTS.

Remedy: ALL TRUCKS CONTAINING AN INCORRECT HARNESS WILL HAVE THE CONNECTOR REWIRED TO CORRECT THE OPERATION OF THE HEAD LAMPS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
89V190000 · Steering:Gear Box:Shaft Pitman

Reported: 1989-11-06 (November 6, 1989) · Model years: 1989

Remedy: REPLACE PITMAN ARM AS NECCESSARY.

NHTSA campaign record ↗