NAR 03/13/2003 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON OHIO THE TURNPIKE WHEN HIS DRIVE SHAFT BROKE OFF, STRIKING AND PUNCTURING HIS FUEL TANK. XPRESS TOWING REMOVED THE TRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE OF OIL AND FUEL TO THE ROAD WAYS. *CB *JB
1996 Peterbilt Conventional
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFUEL STRAPS ON THE FUEL TANK BROKE CAUSING FUEL LEAK. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
WHEELS CAME OFF TRAILER, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1995Reading 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.