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2000 Peterbilt 379

Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
12
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-03-07 01V066000 STEERING 1,755 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2010-06-02 SUSPENSION No 0 2000 PETERBILT 379 UTILITY TRAILER WHEEL BEARING CAUGHT ON FIRE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0205-89)*JB …
2001-12-20 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND GOING OVER A POT HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED. THE CAUSE …
2001-11-28 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 VEHICLE IS LEANING TOO MUCH TO THE LEFT. *AK
2001-11-15 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 VEHICLE IS LEANING TOO MUCH TO THE LEFT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AND SEVERAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, AND NO ON…
2000-01-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND TRANSMI…
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT No 0 THE WELD BETWEEN THE SHAFT HOUSING AND AIR CHAMBER ARM WAS BREAKING. *PH *LA
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR No 0 PROBLEMS WITH S CAM BRAKE ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THE TRI AXLE TRUCK. *MR THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON IN OTHER…
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR No 0 THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATED POORLY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND IT W…
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP No 0 POWER STEERING RESERVOIR MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED AND THAT A REPLA…
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 FRONT DOORS UNLATCH WHILE TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN FIXING PROBLEM. *SLC
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 FRONT DOORS WILL UNLATCH CAUSING THEM TO OPEN COMPLETELY, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES, HOW…
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK No 0 FRONT DOORS UNLATCH WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEV…