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Peterbilt 379

Model years 1987–2016 · 33 recall campaigns · 60 complaints · 4 investigations · filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED

The Peterbilt 379 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1987 to 2016: 33 recall campaigns (80 model-year entries) and 60 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is engine and engine cooling (157.9 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (118.4).

The 2000 model year has the most complaints (12). Recall campaigns peaked in 2001 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2001 (12). Within Peterbilt, this line ranks 1 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 379200%12,500
1988 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record100%12,300
1991 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record0145%—
1992 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record0145%—
1994 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record0145%—
1995 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record03135%—
1996 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record1290%470
1997 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record04180%—
1998 Peterbilt 37926270%426
1999 Peterbilt 37965225%66,125
2000 Peterbilt 379612540%61,606
2001 Peterbilt 37946270%56,711
2002 Peterbilt 379200%3,312
2003 Peterbilt 37953135%1,931
2004 Peterbilt 3794145%31,614
2005 Peterbilt 37967315%32,770
2006 Peterbilt 3797290%245,670
2007 Peterbilt 37996270%232,007
2008 Peterbilt 379900%236,760
2009 Peterbilt 379500%220,090
2010 Peterbilt 379200%213,791
2011 Peterbilt 379200%213,791
2012 Peterbilt 379200%213,791
2013 Peterbilt 379200%213,791
2014 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record100%213,230
2015 Peterbilt 379 NHTSA record100%213,230
2016 Peterbilt 379 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

Engine and Engine Cooling157.9
Power Train118.4
Suspension105.3
Electrical System78.9
Steering78.9
Structure78.9
Tires65.8
Fuel System, Diesel65.8
Latches/Locks/Linkages52.6
Wheels39.5

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Peterbilt 379 complaints (76 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Peterbilt 379, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Peterbilt 379 model year, by year received.

Other Peterbilt model lines

Questions and answers

Which Peterbilt 379 model years have the most recalls?

2007 (9), 2008 (9), 2006 (7). Across model years 1987–2016 there are 33 distinct campaigns.

Which Peterbilt 379 model year has the most complaints?

2000, with 12 of the line's 60 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Peterbilt 379 complain about?

engine and engine cooling (157.9 per 1,000 mentions), power train (118.4 per 1,000 mentions), suspension (105.3 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.