1998 Peterbilt 387

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Hub03V125000

Filed Apr 1, 2003154 vehiclesPaccar Incorporated

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH TRUCK HUB UNITS MANUFACTURED BY SKF EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE ON ARVINMERITOR'S FF98X SERIES NON-DRIVE STEER AXLES, THE HUB UNIT BEARINGS CAN WEAR PREMATURELY.

Risk. SEIZURE OF THE BEARINGS CAN CAUSE WHEEL SEPARATION OR WHEEL END FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FRONT AXLE HUBS. NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 16, 2003. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED US THAT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITH A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201 OR KENWORTH 425-828-5440.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2016	0	2	0	Routine
2015	0	2	0	Routine
2014	0	2	0	Routine
2013	0	2	0	Routine
2012	0	3	0	Routine
2011	0	6	0	Routine
2010	0	6	0	Routine
2009	2	9	0	Routine
2008	4	14	0	Routine
2007	0	6	0	Routine
2006	0	4	0	Routine
2005	2	4	0	Routine
2004	1	3	0	Routine
2003	0	2	0	Routine
2002	0	2	0	Routine
2001	2	2	1	Routine
2000	0	7	0	Routine
1999	0	7	0	Routine
1998 — this page	0	1	0	Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 1, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.