Recall Register

1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt. The newest campaign is 00V029000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Feb 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 00V029000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the wiring and, if there is evidence of rubbing, the electrical harness and/or fuel lines will be replaced and routed correctly.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 9,757 units in total.

  1. 00V029000Received . 9,750 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Front Underhood

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped equipped with 1998 caterpillar 3406e engines. The routing of the caterpillar fuel lines and peterbilt engine wiring can cause rubbing on the fuel line.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in fire in the engine compartment.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the wiring and, if there is evidence of rubbing, the electrical harness and/or fuel lines will be replaced and routed correctly.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 200-C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 99V281000Received . 7 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: meritor 15x4 brake assemblies were installed on liftable/steerable tag/pusher axles contained a size 12 brake chamber instead of the specified size 16 brake chamber.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition would cause decreased braking performance increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the brake chambers.

    Report filed by PACCAR, INCORPORATED. Manufacturer campaign number 1099D. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

4 complaints, 5 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.

1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System2
Engine and Engine Cooling2
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
9 Dec 2000

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 1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE02091Preliminary evaluationFRONT AXLE BEARING FAILURESuspension / Front / Wheel Bearing3 Dec 200223 May 200303V125000

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. 19671
  2. 19681
  3. 19691
  4. 19702
  5. 19713
  6. 19721
  7. 19731
  8. 19741
  9. 19752
  10. 19768
  11. 19776
  12. 19784
  13. 19793
  14. 19804
  15. 19815
  16. 19826
  17. 19835
  18. 19846
  19. 19852
  20. 19862
  21. 19873
  22. 19884
  23. 19892
  24. 19910
  25. 19922
  26. 19931
  27. 19940
  28. 19951
  29. 19960
  30. 19972
  31. 19983
  32. 19993
  33. 20000
  34. 20010
  35. 20030

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. 1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/peterbilt/peterbilt/1997/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt?
9,757 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 Peterbilt have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt Peterbilt, model years 1967 to 2003. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt name most often?
Electrical System: 2 of 5 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Peterbilt Peterbilt open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.