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Peterbilt 386: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Peterbilt 386: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

14 complaints about the Peterbilt 386 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints14
With a crash0
With a fire2
Injured0
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 8,500 mi at failure
    6 43%
  2. Electrical system
    median 80,000 mi at failure
    2 14%
  3. Brakes 1 7%
  4. Visibility, wipers, sunroof 1 7%
  5. Wheels and tires
    median 800 mi at failure
    1 7%
Complaints by model year
2005
5
2010
2013

Recalls

30 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt 386.

Recall campaigns by model year
2004
2005
14
2010
2015
2019

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.