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Peterbilt 384

Every Peterbilt 384 model year on file, 2007 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years152007 to 2021
Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins317Summed across model years
By model year

Peterbilt 384 complaints by model year

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

00.250.50.75120072009201120132015201720192021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Peterbilt 384 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 384 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0013
2020Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2019Not decoded0NoneNone1119
2018Not decoded0NoneNone1122
2017Not decoded0NoneNone1124
2016Not decoded0NoneNone4029
2015Not decoded0NoneNone6028
2014Not decoded0NoneNone7025
2013Not decoded0NoneNone5021
2012Not decoded0NoneNone6020
2011Not decoded0NoneNone6025
2010Not decoded0NoneNone6024
2009Not decoded0NoneNone10117
2008Not decoded0NoneNone11218
2007Not decoded0NoneNone2114
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Peterbilt 384

  • 20V-199 Apr 6, 2020
    In the event that the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) loses battery and/or ignition power to the controller, the dash warning light for the ABS may…
    Stability and traction control · 461k vehicles
  • 17V-593 Sep 22, 2017
    Castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen
    Steering · 18k vehicles
  • 15V-639 Oct 9, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, when the transmission shift lever is moved from reverse to neutral, the reverse gear may stay engaged
    Powertrain · 27 vehicles
  • 15V-456 Jul 22, 2015
    Affected trucks, equipped with extended-body Leece Neville alternators, have alternator charge cables that may chafe against a formed metal freon…
    Electrical system · 288 vehicles
  • 15V-309 May 26, 2015
    Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather,…
    Engine and cooling · 4,823 vehicles
  • 14V-486 Aug 7, 2014
    Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell…
    Fuel system · 2,045 vehicles
  • 14V-283 May 29, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, if power is interrupted to the seat electronic control unit (ECU), such as when the fuse for that circuit blows, the…
    Airbags · 1,705 vehicles
  • 14V-086 Feb 18, 2014
    Condensation in the intake manifold may freeze during cold weather conditions and interfere with the proper operation of the intake manifold…
    Engine and cooling · 2,019 vehicles
  • 14V-013 Jan 24, 2014
    When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult…
    Seat belts · 10k vehicles
  • 13V-222 May 28, 2013
    Internal defect in the ignition switch causes the starter to engage when a key is partially inserted, before the key is turned
    Electrical system · 1,773 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.