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Peterbilt 388 at salvage auctions

Copart 2012 Peterbilt 388 1NPWL78X7CD143741 Minor Dent / Scratches786,388 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2012 Peterbilt 388 1NPWL40X1CD136598 Front End Jan 20 Copart 2015 Peterbilt 388 1XPWD49X5FD251392 Front End Jan 20 Copart 2011 Peterbilt 388 1NPWD49X6BD133274 Minor Dent / Scratches758,676 mi Jun 21 Copart 2013 Peterbilt 388 1XPWD49X4DD210703 Front End Copart 2012 Peterbilt 388 1XPWDP9X3CD136822 All Over Copart 2013 Peterbilt 388 1NPWL40X8DD185413 Burn upcoming Copart 2009 Peterbilt 388 1XPWD49X79D781285 Ao upcoming

Peterbilt 388: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Peterbilt 388: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

36 complaints about the Peterbilt 388 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints36
With a crash10
With a fire0
Injured0
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Wheels and tires
    median 115,000 mi at failure     25 69%
  2. Body and structure
    median 115,000 mi at failure     5 14%
  3. Electrical system
    median 117,500 mi at failure     2 6%
  4. Engine and cooling
    median 252,500 mi at failure     2 6%
  5. Fuel and propulsion
    median 390,000 mi at failure     1 3%
Complaints by model year
2012
28
2015

Recalls

30 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt 388.

Recall campaigns by model year
2004
2005
17
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.