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Peterbilt 330

Model years 1996–2023 · 34 recall campaigns · 2 complaints · 3 investigations · filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED

Across 25 model years (1996–2023), the Peterbilt 330 has 34 NHTSA recall campaigns and 2 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is service brakes, air (285.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by seats (142.9).

The 1999 model year has the most complaints (1). Recall campaigns peaked in 2001 with 6; complaints were received in the largest number in 2001 (1). Within Peterbilt, this line ranks 16 of 43 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1996 Peterbilt 330 NHTSA record100%6,623
1997 Peterbilt 330 NHTSA record100%6,623
1998 Peterbilt 330 NHTSA record100%6,623
1999 Peterbilt 330611250%75,582
2000 Peterbilt 330600%66,810
2001 Peterbilt 330400%61,498
2002 Peterbilt 330200%3,174
2003 Peterbilt 330300%3,177
2004 Peterbilt 330211250%1,964
2007 Peterbilt 330 NHTSA record100%3,246
2008 Peterbilt 330300%466,555
2009 Peterbilt 330400%468,045
2010 Peterbilt 330200%461,046
2011 Peterbilt 330300%461,052
2012 Peterbilt 330300%481,111
2013 Peterbilt 330200%476,447
2014 Peterbilt 330300%472,702
2015 Peterbilt 330200%462,560
2016 Peterbilt 330200%478,252
2017 Peterbilt 330300%462,763
2018 Peterbilt 330200%478,156
2019 Peterbilt 330200%478,156
2020 Peterbilt 330 NHTSA record100%17,641
2022 Peterbilt 330 NHTSA record100%47,500
2023 Peterbilt 330 NHTSA record100%47,500

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Service Brakes, Air285.7
Seats142.9
Visibility142.9
Engine and Engine Cooling142.9
Fuel System, Gasoline142.9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic142.9

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Peterbilt 330 complaints (7 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Peterbilt 330, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

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25
Complaints about any Peterbilt 330 model year, by year received.

Other Peterbilt model lines

Questions and answers

Which Peterbilt 330 model years have the most recalls?

1999 (6), 2000 (6), 2001 (4). Across model years 1996–2023 there are 34 distinct campaigns.

Which Peterbilt 330 model year has the most complaints?

1999, with 1 of the line's 2 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Peterbilt 330 complain about?

service brakes, air (285.7 per 1,000 mentions), seats (142.9 per 1,000 mentions), visibility (142.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.