1998 Peterbilt 379: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Peterbilt 379. The newest campaign is 03V125000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Apr 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Hub. NHTSA has 6 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, 03V125000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace all front axle hubs. Notification began july 16, 2003. The manufacturer has advised US that parts will not be available until september 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy with a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth 425-828-5440.
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. 426 units in total.
03V125000Received . 154 units.
Suspension / Front / Hub
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seizure of the bearings can cause wheel separation or wheel end fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace all front axle hubs. Notification began july 16, 2003. The manufacturer has advised US that parts will not be available until september 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy with a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth 425-828-5440.
Report filed by PACCAR INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 303-A/03KW2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V181001Received . 272 units.
Electrical System / Ignition / Module
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. The engines can stall because of software problems.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Increased steering effort can occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will update these engines with software changes. Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.
Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 99KW3/799-C.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
6 complaints, 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Suspension | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 4
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Feb 2010
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 1998 Peterbilt 379The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Peterbilt 379: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/peterbilt/379/1998/. 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 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 1998 Peterbilt 379?
- 426 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 379 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 33 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt 379, model years 1987 to 2016. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Peterbilt 379 name most often?
- Electrical System: 3 of 6 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Peterbilt 379 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.