2004 Peterbilt 330: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 Peterbilt 330. The newest campaign is 04V406000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Aug 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling. NHTSA has 1 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, 04V406000, in the NHTSA record
Cummins will notify owners and arrange for installation of a steel cup plug boss cap. Owners should contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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. 1,964 units in total.
04V406000Received . 106 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks built with cummins isc and isl engines, plugs were assembled incorrectly creating stress and cracks which could cause an oil leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This oil leakage has the potential to ignite and cause a fire in the engine compartment of the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Cummins will notify owners and arrange for installation of a steel cup plug boss cap. Owners should contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 04KW4 & 804-D.
03V306000Received . 1,858 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar c7 or 3126e 2002 engines and horton fan hubs, the fan hub mounting bolts can fail resulting in the hub and fan assembly separating from the engine. This loss of clamp load causes unwanted vibration in the assembly that leads to bolt failure.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the bolts fail, the complete hub and fan assembly could separate from the engine resulting in equipment damage and/or personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add a rigid spacer across the two lower mounting holes of the fan hub to maintain the clamping force and replace all the bolts and washers. Owner notification began october 22, 2003. Owners should contact peterbilt at 1-940-591-4201.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 803-E. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 12 Jul 2005
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
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 2004 Peterbilt 330The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Peterbilt 330: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/peterbilt/330/2004/. 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
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- PACCAR INCORPORATED
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 2004 Peterbilt 330?
- 1,964 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 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Peterbilt 330 name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Peterbilt 330 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.