By model year
Peterbilt 389K complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Peterbilt 389K
Every Peterbilt 389K model year on file, 2008 to 2014. 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 years32008 to 2014
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins58Summed across model years
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 389K 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 2009 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Peterbilt 389K
- 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 - 08V-128 Mar 21, 2008
Molded valve body has an incorrect core pin in the injection mold causing the valve body to be oversized in the double check valve area
Brakes · 1,043 vehicles - 08V-065 Feb 7, 2008
Certain door latch assemblies on these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 206, 'door locks…
Latches and locks · 6,169 vehicles - 08V-002 Jan 8, 2008
Certain trucks equipped with eaton synflex eclipse brand extruded nylon air brake hose tubing fail to comply with the requirements of federal…
Brakes · 2,794 vehicles - 07V-591 Dec 20, 2007
On certain kenworth and peterbilt heavy duty trucks equipped with tas-85 trw steering gears, the inner surface of the outer sector shaft teeth of…
Steering · 559 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.