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Peterbilt 377

Every Peterbilt 377 model year on file, 1987 to 2001. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111987 to 2001
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins74Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 60% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0123198719881989199419951996199719981999200032001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Peterbilt 377 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
2
Latches and locks
1
Tires
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Peterbilt 377 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Peterbilt 377 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2001Heavy truck20.067109
2000Heavy truck30.0100309
1999Not decoded0NoneNone509
1998Not decoded0NoneNone109
1997Not decoded0NoneNone009
1996Not decoded0NoneNone108
1995Not decoded0NoneNone005
1994Not decoded0NoneNone004
1989Not decoded0NoneNone104
1988Not decoded0NoneNone204
1987Not decoded0NoneNone204
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Peterbilt 377

  • 02V-037-003 Jul 15, 2002
    Heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain arvinmeritor and dana axles
    Steering · 4,513 vehicles
  • 01V-140-006 Aug 28, 2001
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles
    Steering · 2,294 vehicles
  • 01V-179 Jun 5, 2001
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks
    Latches and locks · 53k vehicles
  • 01V-044-005 Mar 1, 2001
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw
    Steering · 6,392 vehicles
  • 99V-181-001 Jul 9, 1999
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions
    Electrical system · 272 vehicles
  • 97V-196-003 Nov 24, 1997
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell ff980 series front axle
    Suspension · 470 vehicles
  • 89V-146 Aug 28, 1989
    Battery box cover mounting bracket failure could allow cover to come loose
    Electrical system · 11k vehicles
  • 88V-047 Apr 1, 1988
    Windshield wiper drive linkage could lockup and cause wipers to stop
    Visibility and wipers · 12k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.