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Peterbilt 579

Model years 2006–2027 · 59 recall campaigns · 11 complaints · 3 investigations · filed by PACCAR Incorporated

The Peterbilt 579 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2006 to 2027: 59 recall campaigns (152 model-year entries) and 11 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is power train (222.2 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by service brakes (166.7).

The 2015 model year has the most complaints (3). Recall campaigns peaked in 2015 with 6; complaints were received in the largest number in 2015 (3). Within Peterbilt, this line ranks 6 of 43 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2006 Peterbilt 579 NHTSA record100%213,230
2007 Peterbilt 579 NHTSA record100%213,230
2008 Peterbilt 579200%673,745
2009 Peterbilt 579200%673,745
2010 Peterbilt 579300%675,450
2011 Peterbilt 579400%676,944
2012 Peterbilt 579600%677,522
2013 Peterbilt 579131200%700,793
2014 Peterbilt 579122400%701,974
2015 Peterbilt 57993600%721,876
2016 Peterbilt 579102400%736,666
2017 Peterbilt 579121200%645,639
2018 Peterbilt 579132400%687,755
2019 Peterbilt 579700%590,806
2020 Peterbilt 579500%58,375
2021 Peterbilt 579800%298,771
2022 Peterbilt 5791400%427,367
2023 Peterbilt 5791100%424,260
2024 Peterbilt 579700%394,998
2025 Peterbilt 579700%337,031
2026 Peterbilt 579200%56,268
2027 Peterbilt 579300%6,744

"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

Power Train222.2
Service Brakes166.7
Electrical System166.7
Wheels111.1
Steering111.1
Visibility/Wiper55.6
Suspension55.6
Fuel System, Gasoline55.6
Engine55.6

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Peterbilt 579 complaints (18 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Peterbilt 579, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Complaints about any Peterbilt 579 model year, by year received.

Other Peterbilt model lines

Questions and answers

Which Peterbilt 579 model years have the most recalls?

2022 (14), 2013 (13), 2018 (13). Across model years 2006–2027 there are 59 distinct campaigns.

Which Peterbilt 579 model year has the most complaints?

2015, with 3 of the line's 11 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Peterbilt 579 complain about?

power train (222.2 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes (166.7 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (166.7 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.