TRUCK WAS PARK INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.THERE WAS A RUBBING BETWEEN MAIN WIRE ON STARTER AND ALTERNATOR RUBBED AGAINST ABRAIDED FUEL LINE, WEARING A HOLE IN IT, STARTING A FIRE. *AK
1995 Peterbilt 379
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition › Module | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsECM; TERM "BRAIN DEAD" USED WHEN DOWN SHIFTING THERE IS NO RESPONSE OF ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VOLITE COMPOUNDS, STORDID AND TRACES OF TOLUENE FUMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2000| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 — this page | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.