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Peterbilt 389: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Peterbilt 389: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

36 complaints about the Peterbilt 389 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints36
With a crash2
With a fire0
Injured0
Deaths2
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Wheels and tires
    median 29,076 mi at failure
    8 22%
  2. Electrical system
    median 20,000 mi at failure
    5 14%
  3. Steering 4 11%
  4. Brakes
    median 180,000 mi at failure
    4 11%
  5. Body and structure
    median 67,000 mi at failure
    3 8%
  6. Engine and cooling
    median 578 mi at failure
    2 6%
  7. Stability control (ESC)
    median 3,500 mi at failure
    2 6%
  8. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 20,000 mi at failure
    1 3%
  9. Speed control 1 3%
  10. Fuel and propulsion 1 3%
Complaints by model year
2008
2010
122015
2020
2024

Recalls

48 recall campaigns for the Peterbilt 389.

Recall campaigns by model year
2004
2005
12
12
2010
2015
2020
2025

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.