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Peterbilt 387: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Peterbilt 387: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

14 complaints about the Peterbilt 387 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints14
With a crash0
With a fire1
Injured0
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 300,000 mi at failure
    5 36%
  2. Brakes
    median 322,232 mi at failure
    3 21%
  3. Fuel and propulsion 1 7%
  4. Doors, latches and locks 1 7%
  5. Transmission and drivetrain 1 7%
  6. Steering
    median 47,000 mi at failure
    1 7%
  7. Suspension 1 7%
  8. Electrical system 1 7%
Complaints by model year
2001
2005
7
2009

Recalls

34 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt 387.

Recall campaigns by model year
1998
2000
2005
14
2010
2015
2016

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.