Peterbilt 579

Owners filed 43 complaints across 22 model years of the Peterbilt 579. The 2022 drew the most (7).

Model years22
Complaints43
Recalls160
Fires6
Deaths0

Which Peterbilt 579 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Peterbilt 579 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

Too new to judge: 2025, 2026 and 2027. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Peterbilt 579 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
2027Too new0
4———Routine
2026Too new1
2——Service BrakesRoutine
2025Too new0
7———Do not drive
20243
7——Tires › Tread/BeltRoutine
20233
11——Power TrainRoutine
20227
15——Power TrainRoutine
20211
9——Electrical SystemRoutine
20205
6——Power TrainRoutine
20193
8——SteeringRoutine
20187
142—Electrical SystemRoutine
20173
1321Service BrakesRoutine
20163
11——Power TrainRoutine
20154
92—SuspensionRoutine
20142
12——Service BrakesRoutine
20131
13——Visibility/WiperRoutine
20120
6———Routine
20110
4———Routine
20100
3———Routine
20090
2———Routine
20080
2———Routine
20070
1———Routine
20060
1———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.