2002 Peterbilt 330: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Peterbilt 330. The newest campaign is 02V318001. NHTSA received the report on 27 Nov 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V318001, in the NHTSA record
Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect the pump serial numbers and replace the pump if necessary. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact caterpillar at 1-800-447-4986, or kenworth at 425-828-5440, or peterbilt at 940-591-4201.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 3,174 units in total.
02V318001Received . 16 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar 3126e hydraulically controlled electronically actuated unit injected diesel engines with high efficiency pumps (hep8). The pump components may experience a high pressure seal failure which can result in a short period of rough running and subsequent engine stall due to a loss of injection actuation pressure.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Once engine stall occurs, the engine cannot be restarted, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect the pump serial numbers and replace the pump if necessary. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact caterpillar at 1-800-447-4986, or kenworth at 425-828-5440, or peterbilt at 940-591-4201.
Report filed by PACCAR, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 02KW5/1102C.
02V241001Received . 3,158 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Hand Control/Valve
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles equipped with bendix tc-7 trailer control hand-operated valve with push-to-connect fittings. The delivery port in the valve body may be partially blocked due to a problem during the molding process.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Such blockage may slow the delivery and exhaust of air to and from the trailer brakes when they are operated by this hand-operated trailer control valve.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Paccar will notify its customers and inspect and replace, if necessary, the hand valve free of charge. Owner notification began october 18, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 902B/02KW4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2002 Peterbilt 330The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2002 Peterbilt 330: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/peterbilt/330/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- PACCAR, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Peterbilt 330?
- 3,174 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Peterbilt 330 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 34 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt 330, model years 1996 to 2023. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Peterbilt 330 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.