Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1998 Peterbilt 379

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
6
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

6 filed
0
Crashes
4
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    2
  • Service BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:INTERCONNECTING ASSEMBLY(WIRING)
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND Circuit Breakers
    1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT
    1
  • Suspension
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
03V125000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB2003-04-01

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRUCK HUB UNITS MANUFACTURED BY SKF EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON ARVINMERITOR'S FF98X SERIES NON-DRIVE STEER AXLES, THE HUB UNIT BEARINGS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.

RiskSEIZURE OF THE BEARINGS CAN CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL END FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FRONT AXLE HUBS. NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 16, 2003. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED US THAT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITH A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201 OR KENWORTH 425-828-5440.

99V181001·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE1999-07-09

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINES AND EATON AUTOSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS. THE ENGINES CAN STALL BECAUSE OF SOFTWARE PROBLEMS.

RiskINCREASED STEERING EFFORT CAN OCCUR.

FixDEALERS WILL UPDATE THESE ENGINES WITH SOFTWARE CHANGES. CATERPILLAR IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY OF THIS RECALL.

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