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Peterbilt 387

Every Peterbilt 387 model year on file, 1998 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years111 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years201998 to 2021
Recall campaigns34Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins322Summed across model years
By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 36% of the model's total

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

0123419982000200220042006200842010201220142021
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Peterbilt 387 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
5
Brakes
3
Suspension
1
Latches and locks
1
Steering
1
Fuel system
1
Electrical system
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Peterbilt 387 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 387 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0012
2016Not decoded0NoneNone2024
2015Not decoded0NoneNone2024
2014Not decoded0NoneNone2019
2013Not decoded0NoneNone2016
2012Not decoded0NoneNone3017
2011Not decoded0NoneNone6022
2010Not decoded0NoneNone6019
2009Heavy truck20.0809114
2008Heavy truck40.020014318
2007Not decoded0NoneNone6416
2006Not decoded0NoneNone4014
2005Heavy truck20.01004016
2004Heavy truck10.01003016
2003Not decoded0NoneNone2017
2002Not decoded0NoneNone2013
2001Heavy truck250.0672011
2000Not decoded0NoneNone7012
1999Not decoded0NoneNone7011
1998Not decoded0NoneNone1011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Peterbilt 387

  • 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
  • 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
  • 11V-380 Jul 21, 2011
    Fast idle control may be activated by the operator while the transmission is in gear
    Electrical system · 211 vehicles
  • 11V-203 Mar 24, 2011
    Degradation of a combustion tube weld can cause radial heat impingement on the body which may burn through certain bodies used on c15 engines
    Engine and cooling · 5,831 vehicles
  • 11V-127 Feb 23, 2011
    Oil module centrifugal spinner filter cap in the paccar mx engine may become loose, possibly allowing the cap to come off and engine oil to…
    Fuel system · 4,664 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
  • 10V-453 Oct 1, 2010
    Manufacturing defect in the seal supplied by a component manufacturer installed on the output shaft of the exhaust gas recirculation (egr) valve…
    Engine and cooling · 384 vehicles
  • 10V-308 Jul 2, 2010
    Circumferential weld around the steering shaft tube that welds the splined tube to the non-splined tube may be mislocated
    Steering · 9,697 vehicles
  • 09V-258 Jul 8, 2009
    Mislocation of a circumferential weld may allow the splined tube and non-splined tube to rotate relative to one another during a low speed, high…
    Steering · 2,096 vehicles
  • 09V-019 Jan 16, 2009
    Aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) may develop a hole and heat and flame may escape during a regeneration of the diesel particulate filter
    Engine and cooling · 1,098 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.