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Peterbilt 378

Every Peterbilt 378 model year on file, 1987 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years261987 to 2021
Recall campaigns25Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins318Summed across model years
By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 33% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.7511987199511998200120042007201020132021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Peterbilt 378 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
1
Brakes
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Peterbilt 378 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 378 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2016Not decoded0NoneNone1024
2015Not decoded0NoneNone1024
2014Not decoded0NoneNone1019
2013Not decoded0NoneNone2017
2012Not decoded0NoneNone2016
2011Not decoded0NoneNone2016
2010Not decoded0NoneNone2013
2009Not decoded0NoneNone3114
2008Not decoded0NoneNone6117
2007Not decoded0NoneNone6215
2006Heavy truck10.01006014
2005Not decoded0NoneNone5014
2004Heavy truck10.01003013
2003Not decoded0NoneNone4010
2002Not decoded0NoneNone2010
2001Not decoded0NoneNone509
2000Not decoded0NoneNone509
1999Not decoded0NoneNone509
1998Not decoded0NoneNone309
1997Not decoded0NoneNone109
1996Heavy truck10.0100208
1995Not decoded0NoneNone005
1994Not decoded0NoneNone004
1988Not decoded0NoneNone104
1987Not decoded0NoneNone104
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Peterbilt 378

  • 15V-132 Mar 6, 2015
    Affected vehicles may be equipped with Tire and Rim Certification Labels that list a tire pressure below the actual correct amount
    Equipment · 213k vehicles
  • 13V-593 Nov 25, 2013
    Affected vehicles may be missing required information from the certification label, specifically the tag or pusher axle the gross axle weight…
    Equipment · 561 vehicles
  • 10V-634 Dec 13, 2010
    Bearing surfaces of the extended lube universal joint that attaches the inter-axle driveline to the drive axle may become prematurely worn due to…
    Powertrain · 13k vehicles
  • 08V-104 Mar 10, 2008
    Pintle hitch assemblies may have been manufactured in a manner resulting in a reduction of fatigue strength of the pivot pins
    Trailer hitches · 318 vehicles
  • 07V-132 Mar 22, 2007
    On certain trucks, the axle housings may have been manufactured with steel that was out of specification which could result in a fatigue failure…
    Powertrain · 245 vehicles
  • 07V-044 Feb 12, 2007
    On certain non-abs equipped trucks, an air hose between the tractor protection valve and the back of the cab bulkhead was omitted
    Brakes · 18 vehicles
  • 06V-490 Dec 21, 2006
    On some peterbilt trucks, certain parts used in the air suspensions have a high copper content causing premature failure
    Suspension · 3,246 vehicles
  • 06V-391 Oct 13, 2006
    On certain trucks equipped with chalmers rear suspensions, the adjustable torque rod end castings may be brittle
    Powertrain · 572 vehicles
  • 05V-570 Dec 22, 2005
    On certain tractors equipped with caterpillar diesel engines, the variable valve actuation oil line may wear against the sharp edge of the…
    Engine and cooling · 31k vehicles
  • 05V-543 Nov 29, 2005
    On certain trucks equipped with the bendix electronic stability control (esp) system, the system uses multiple sensors and an electronic control…
    Steering · 241 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.