Recall Register

2000 Peterbilt 377: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Peterbilt 377. The newest campaign is 02V037003. NHTSA received the report on 15 Jul 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly. NHTSA has 3 complaints 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, 02V037003, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. Owner notification began july 15, 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 1-940-591-4201 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 59,307 units in total.

  1. 02V037003Received . 4,513 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain arvinmeritor and dana axles. Peterbilt will recall 1,434 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axles manufactured from december 11, 1999, to may 14, 2000, and from july 22 to september 30, 2000. Kenworth will recall 859 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor vehicles manufactured from december 11, 1999, to may 23, 2000, and from july 27, 2000, to september 30, 2000 and kennworth will recall an additional 4,151 vehicles equipped with dana axles and manufactured from june 23 to december 6, 1999, and from may 23 to september 30, 2000. The tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. Owner notification began july 15, 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 1-940-591-4201 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5440.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 102A/02KW2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 01V140006Received . 2,294 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Tie Rod Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles. The tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. Owner notification began october 24, 2001. 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 1-940-591-4000 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5000.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 01V179000Received . 52,500 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. A change in the internal linkage of certain cab doors has created a possible binding condition.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the linkage binds, full engagement of the door latch may not occur, allowing the door to open inadvertently.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will modify the door linkage to correct the potential of binding. Owner notification began june 22, 2001. 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 1-940-591-4000.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 601-G. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

3 complaints, 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.

2000 Peterbilt 377: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Tires1
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
22 Aug 2006

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.

Complaints about the 2000 Peterbilt 377, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2002, with 2 complaints.

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.

  1. 19872
  2. 19882
  3. 19891
  4. 19961
  5. 19981
  6. 19995
  7. 20003
  8. 20011

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Peterbilt 377: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/peterbilt/377/2000/. 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 2000 Peterbilt 377?
59,307 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Peterbilt 377 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt 377, model years 1987 to 2001. 3 of them name the 2000 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Peterbilt 377 name most often?
Latches/Locks/Linkages: 1 of 3 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Peterbilt 377 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.