Model line

Peterbilt Conventional

Every Peterbilt Conventional model year on file, 1973 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years82 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years61973 to 1996
Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins19Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 50% of the model's total

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

012341973197419751993199541996
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Tires leads the Peterbilt Conventional complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Tires
3
Powertrain
3
Wheels
2
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Peterbilt Conventional 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 Conventional by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Trailer30.0150009
1995Heavy truck425.0160006
1993Not decoded1100.0100004
1975Not decoded0NoneNone100
1974Not decoded0NoneNone400
1973Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Peterbilt Conventional

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.