Recall Register

1979 Peterbilt Conventional Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1979 Peterbilt Conventional Series. The newest campaign is 81V053000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Apr 1981. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 81V053000, in the NHTSA record

All trucks containing an incorrect harness will have the connector rewired to correct the operation of the head lamps.
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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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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,900 units in total.

  1. 81V053000Received . 200 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On some vehicles, the rectangular head lamps are wired incorrectly, which fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment." the affected vehicles are equipped with four head lights.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All trucks containing an incorrect harness will have the connector rewired to correct the operation of the head lamps.

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

  2. 79V266000Received . 1,700 units.

    Steering / Hydraulic Power Assist System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The steering power cylinder clamps may crack when tightened.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the defective steering power clamps at no cost to owner.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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. 19782
  2. 19792
  3. 19801
  4. 19811
  5. 19891
  6. 19910

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1979 Peterbilt Conventional Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/peterbilt/conventional-series/1979/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
PACCAR, INCORPORATED

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1979 Peterbilt Conventional Series?
1,900 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 Conventional Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt Conventional Series, model years 1978 to 1991. 2 of them name the 1979 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1979 Peterbilt Conventional Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.