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2008 Peterbilt 389 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Feb 18, 2021
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 13, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Peterbilt 389. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed Feb 18, 2021

MY TRUCK MARKS CHECK ENGINE IN RED AND YELLOW. THE ABS MARKS IN YELLOW IN THE PLANE.

NHTSA ID
11396742
Incident
Dec 4, 2020
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Sep 9, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PETERBILT 389. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V368000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) AND 20V199000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A RECORDING INDICATED THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A WARNING FROM DOT DUE TO NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11353929
Incident
Jul 8, 2020
Engine
Filed Jul 13, 2012

THE DPF REGENERATION, TODO EL SISTEMA QUE HAN PUESTO EN ESTE TIPO DE CAMIONES ( C-15 ) CATTERPILLAR, HA SALIDO MUY MALO DE FACTORIA, ESTE TIPO DE CAMIONES CON TANTOS SENSORES, OCASIONAN QUE EL CAMION SE APAGUE, Y SE ESTA VOLVIENDO UN GRAN PROBLEMA PARA LA SEGURIDAD DEL CONDUCTOR, COMO PARA LAS CARRETERAS MISMAS, EJ; EL CAMION VA A CIERTA VELOCIDAD Y DE UN MOMENTO A OTRO SE FRENA Y SE APAGA, OCASIONANDO INCERTIDUMBRE EN EL CONDUCTOR, PUES ESTO PUEDE OCASIONAR UN GRAN ACCIDENTE, FUERA DE LOS ALTOS COSTOS QUE OCASIONA CADA VEZ QUE SE LLEVA A LOS DEALER DE LA PETTERBILT, ESOS DEALER NO SOLUCIONAN EL PROBLEMA SOLO TRATAN DE ADIVINAR QUE ES LO QUE TIENE, PERO NO DAN SOLUCION ALGUNA A ESTE DANO, LA CATTERPILLAR POR SU PARTE NO HA QUERIDO ATENDER LAS LLAMADAS, Y EN EL CASO DE NOSOTROS EL COSTOS ES MUY ALTO DE COMPRA PUES FUERON APROX $153MIL DOLARES, ES MAS LO QUE MANTIENE ESE CAMION FUERA DE SERVICIO QUE LO QUE NOS ESTA LUCRANDO. POR FAVOR ES URGENTE QUE REVISEN ESTOS TIPOS DE CAMIONES, SOMOS MUCHAS LAS FAMILIAS QUE NOS ESTAMOS PERJUDICANDO POR EL PROBLEMA DE FACTORIA DE ESTE CAMION. EL SISTEMA DE REGENERATION NO FUNCIONA COMO DEBERIA DE FUNCIONAR, DIJERON QUE ESTE TIPO DE CAMION NUNCA IBA VOTAR HUMO POR LAS PIPAS PERO ESTAN NEGRAS DEL HUMO, ES UN C-15 TRUCK (SDP07787) ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER ECM SERIAL NUMBER 21176320RA MAKE: PETTERBILT YEAR: 2008 MODEL:C-15 CATERPILLAR: PROBLEMA: ENGINE- THE DPF REGENERATION, ELECTRONIC, ALTO CONSUMO DE DIESSEL ( 3.5 MILLAS X GALONS). *TR

NHTSA ID
10465561
Incident
May 20, 2008
Mileage
578 mi

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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