By model year
Peterbilt 535 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.
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Peterbilt 535
Every Peterbilt 535 model year on file, 2021 to 2025. 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 years52021 to 2025
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins81Summed 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 535 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Peterbilt 535
- 25V-436 Jun 26, 2025
Tail brake light, upper and lower beam headlights, reverse light, and turn signal may not illuminate as intended
Lighting · 56k vehicles - 25V-041 Jan 29, 2025
Exterior lighting switch may fail, resulting in the hazard lights and the instrument display back-light brightness adjustment not functioning
Lighting · 5,378 vehicles - 25V-014 Jan 16, 2025
Throttle pedal assembly may contain an oversized magnet carrier, slowing the responsiveness or causing the pedal to stick
Speed control · 1,110 vehicles - 24V-190 Mar 20, 2024
Right-hand gear shifter stalk connectors may have been improperly crimped, resulting in a loss of communication
Powertrain · 71k vehicles - 24V-044 Jan 25, 2024
Steering gear assemblies may have been assembled incorrectly with fewer recirculating balls than are required, which may result in a loss of…
Steering · 46k vehicles - 24V-017 Jan 15, 2024
Glass lock ring on the cab mirror assembly may not be fully seated, allowing the mirror glass to detach
Visibility and wipers · 11k vehicles - 22V-424 Jun 15, 2022
ABS telltale was not enabled on certain vehicles, and will not illuminate even during an ABS malfunction
Brakes · 3 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.