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2014 Peterbilt 337 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 30, 2014
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Peterbilt 337, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

SUBJECT: DISCREPANT TRACTOR TO TRAILER AIR HOSES MANUFACTURE BY PHILLIP INDUSTRIES. DISCREPANCY: PHILLIP INDUSTRIES AIR HOSES ASSEMBLED WITH NON-PERMANENTLY END FITTINGS FOR EMERGENCY AND SERVICE DO NOT HAVE A PROPER CONNECTION. ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED AT THE PORT OF ENTRY AT BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS AND MATAMOROS, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO HAS REVEALED THAT CMV EQUIPPED WITH AIR SUPPLY HOSES IDENTIFIED BY MANUFACTURE NAME PHILLIP INDUSTRIES REFERENCE PART NUMBER 11-312 ARE DISCREPANT. THE END FITTINGS USED TO ASSEMBLE THE GLAD HAND SIDE AND THE PERMANENT CONNECTION AT THE TRACTOR PROTECTION VALVE HAVE REVEALED THAT THE BRASS FITTING ARE IMPROPERLY JOINED BY SLIDING THE HOSE END OVER BRASS END PIECE. THE FMVSS 571-106 (S7.1) CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EACH AIR BRAKE HOSE ASSEMBLY TO BE EQUIPPED WITH PERMANENTLY ATTACHED BRAKE HOSE END FITTINGS OR REUSABLE BRAKE HOSE END FITTINGS. PLUS THE NORTH AMERICAN STANDARD OUT-SERVICE CRITERIA HANDBOOK REFERENCE UNDER SECTION FOR BRAKE HOSE/TUBING STATES THAT; IMPROPERLY JOINED SUCH AS A SPLICE MADE BY SLIDING THE HOSE ENDS OVER A PIECE OF TUBING AND CLAMPING THE HOSE TO THE TUBE. (393.45(A) IS OUT OF SERVICE CONDITION. NOTE: PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

NHTSA ID 10595032 · filed May 30, 2014

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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