- Vehicles
- 561
- Built between
- Apr 2003 – Oct 2013
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 February 2014
- Repaired
- 18%
- Unrepaired
- 445
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2003 and October 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 357Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 365Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 367Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 378Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 379Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 385Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 386Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 388Built April 2003 to October 2013
- 2004-2013 Peterbilt 389Built April 2003 to October 2013
Repair progress
445 of 561 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.
18% repaired — 102 of 561 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 14
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Paccar Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain 2004-2013 Peterbilt 379, 357, 378, 367, 388, 365, 389, 385 and 386 trucks manufactured from April 3, 2003, through October 25, 2013 and equipped with tri-drive rear axles and a tag or pusher axle. The affected vehicles may be missing required information from the certification label, specifically the tag or pusher axle the gross axle weight rating, suitable tire and rim information, and recommended tire pressure information. Without this information, the vehicles do not comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 567, "Certification."
What could happen
As a result, the axles may be overloaded or the wrong tires could be installed or the tires could be improperly inflated. All of these issues increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Peterbilt will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the certification labels missing the necessary information. The recall is expected to begin in January 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2003 to October 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 November 2013
- Owners notified10 February 2014
- Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 18% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 November 2013.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Customers can contact Peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt's number for this campaign is 1113-F.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 1113-F
- Recalling manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 567
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.