Recall Register

Vehicles › Peterbilt

Peterbilt 357

Model years 1987–2016 · 28 recall campaigns · 19 complaints · 2 investigations · filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED

The Peterbilt 357 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1987 to 2016: 28 recall campaigns (77 model-year entries) and 19 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is steering (368.4 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by suspension (315.8).

The 2000 model year has the most complaints (19). Recall campaigns peaked in 2001 with 6; complaints were received in the largest number in 2001 (19). Within Peterbilt, this line ranks 4 of 43 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1987 Peterbilt 357 NHTSA record100%12,300
1988 Peterbilt 357 NHTSA record100%12,300
1996 Peterbilt 357 NHTSA record100%6,623
1997 Peterbilt 357 NHTSA record100%6,623
1998 Peterbilt 357300%7,049
1999 Peterbilt 357700%72,748
2000 Peterbilt 3577192300%68,229
2001 Peterbilt 357500%63,334
2002 Peterbilt 357200%3,312
2003 Peterbilt 357400%1,820
2004 Peterbilt 357400%32,600
2005 Peterbilt 357500%32,730
2006 Peterbilt 357600%245,506
2007 Peterbilt 357800%230,619
2008 Peterbilt 357800%231,107
2009 Peterbilt 357300%214,109
2010 Peterbilt 357200%213,791
2011 Peterbilt 357200%213,791
2012 Peterbilt 357200%213,791
2013 Peterbilt 357200%213,791
2014 Peterbilt 357 NHTSA record100%213,230
2015 Peterbilt 357 NHTSA record100%213,230
2016 Peterbilt 357 NHTSA record100%213,230

"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

Steering368.4
Suspension315.8
Service Brakes, Air315.8

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Peterbilt 357 complaints (19 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Peterbilt 357, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

01
05
09
13
17
21
25
Complaints about any Peterbilt 357 model year, by year received.

Other Peterbilt model lines

Questions and answers

Which Peterbilt 357 model years have the most recalls?

2007 (8), 2008 (8), 1999 (7). Across model years 1987–2016 there are 28 distinct campaigns.

Which Peterbilt 357 model year has the most complaints?

2000, with 19 of the line's 19 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Peterbilt 357 complain about?

steering (368.4 per 1,000 mentions), suspension (315.8 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes, air (315.8 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.