{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.morvs.ai/api/v1/nhtsa/complaints/check?make=PETERBILT","name":"PETERBILT","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","brand_name":"MORVS","brand_url":"https://morvs.ai/","data_provider_url":"https://api.morvs.ai","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/","generated_at":"2026-11-14T21:08:33.660Z"},"summary":{"total_complaints":71,"deaths":6,"injured":10,"fires":38},"top_components":[{"component_desc":"TIRES","n":10},{"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","n":9},{"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","n":4},{"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:BODY","n":3},{"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES","n":3},{"component_desc":"POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY","n":3},{"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE","n":3},{"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL","n":3},{"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD","n":3},{"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES","n":3}],"recent_complaints":[{"cmplid":"2181155","date_received":"2026-02-27","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2017,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":1,"component_desc":"TIRES","description":"Unit 1 towing Unit 2 was traveling eastbound in the inside lane of IH-20. Unit 1 suffered a tire failure resulting in a blowout of the front left steering tire. Unit 1 towing Unit 2 steered towards the center median striking the guardrail and the concrete overpass barrier. Unit 1 and towed Unit 2 then rolled one-quarter roll right-over-left. Unit 1 and Unit 2 became engulfed in flames. Unit 1 came to rest in the center median, facing east, resting on the left/ driver side, with significant burn damage and not drivable. Unit 2 remained coupled to Unit 1 and came to rest in the center median, facing east, resting on the left side with significant burn damage and not towable. The driver of Unit 1 suffered severe, non-life-threatening injuries.  Unit 1 Contributing Factor 98 (OTHER): Unit 1's leading contributing factor was found to be a tire blowout of the front left steering tire  New Tire-61721-Jul25 Yokohama :RY617 Size:295/75R22.5 Ply:16  New Tire-51731-Jul25 Yokohama :TY517MC2 Size:295/75R22.5 Ply:16","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/2181155"},{"cmplid":"2123044","date_received":"2025-08-22","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2026,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES","description":"The contact was the operator of a 2026 Peterbilt 579 for an employer. The contact stated that whether driving 30 MPH or 65 MPH, after another vehicle entered the lane in front of the vehicle, the Forward Collision Avoidance: AEB and Lane Keep Assist systems erroneously activated and brought the vehicle to an unsafe and abrupt stop. The contact stated that the RADAR system had experienced a False Positive alert of a possible crash, even though the vehicle was at a safe driving distance ahead. The contact stated that the failure caused other driver’s behind the vehicle to run off the road or skid to a stop to avoid crashing into the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure also occurred with another vehicle approximately 100-feet ahead coming over into the lane, and the AEB activated, causing the wheels to lock up, bringing the vehicle to an abrupt stop. The contact stated that other drivers angrily honked at him. On one occasion, the contact was followed by an irate driver for ten minutes after the failure had occurred. The contact was concerned for his safety and the safety of the public because the system could not be overridden. The contact stated that on one occasion while his brother was driving the vehicle at a moderate speed, while the contact was asleep in the sleeping netting which the contact believes was not DOT approved, the AEB system activated and sent the contact’s body forward, causing his rib cage to strike a cabinet inside the sleeper bert","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/2123044"},{"cmplid":"2090481","date_received":"2025-05-09","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2018,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES","description":"See attached document for complaint.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/2090481"},{"cmplid":"2090482","date_received":"2025-05-09","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2018,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"FIRERELATED","description":"See attached document for complaint.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/2090482"},{"cmplid":"1741376","date_received":"2021-04-15","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2015,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","description":"WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ON 4/09/21 AND ON 4/13/21 WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE YARD IT CUT ON FIRE BY ITSELF, NO EXTERNAL CAUSE OTHER THAN SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK THAT WE WERE NOT TOLD OR AWARE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE SOME DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM MANUFACTURE THAT HAVE 3 RECALLS THAT CAUSE FIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND FIND OUT THE OFFICIAL CAUSE. WE LOST OUR RETIREMENT FUNDS AND NOW NOBODY WANTS TO BE RESPONSABLE FOR. A WITNESS RECORDED A VIDEO AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE THE FIRE WAS COMING","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1741376"},{"cmplid":"1636774","date_received":"2020-01-13","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2018,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 PETERBILT 579. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING, THE REAR BRAKES AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE NEXT DAY THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN ELECTRICAL HARNESS COMING OUT OF THE MAIN COMPUTER AND RUNNING THE ENTIRE SPAN UNDERNEATH THE CAB HAD LITTLE TO NO PROTECTIVE SHEATHING/ CORD WRAP/ ALUMINUM WRAP PROTECTING THE WIRES. THE HARNESS WAS ROUTED THROUGH A U-BOLT TYPE FLANGE AS WELL AS HANGS NEAR SEVERAL METAL PARTS THAT, WHILE IN MOTION, RUB AGAINST THE WIRE CAUSING THEM TO FRAY. AS A RESULT, SEVERAL ITEMS BEGAN TO SHORT OUT AND ALSO CAUSED NUMEROUS WIRES TO HEAT UP AND MELT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUNNING LIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS INTERN SIGNALS BEGAN TO FAIL. THE HARNESS COULD CAUSE FRAYING AND A POTENTIAL FIRE AS WELL AS SEVERAL MODULES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT CALLED NORTHERN OHIO PETERBILT DEALER, (1330 W TRENTON AVE, FINDLAY, OH 45840, (419) 423-3441) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE ONE YEAR HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES FOR THE WARRANTY AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,375.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1636774"},{"cmplid":"1545210","date_received":"2019-03-04","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2017,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES","description":"VEHICLE INVOLVED IN WHEEL END FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE ATTACHED TRAILER AND LOAD. DAMAGE TO TRACTOR WAS CONTAINED TO THE REAR CHASSIS AND BACKSIDE OF THE CAB.    VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TRACTOR DRIVE WHEELS. TIRE BLEW SOON AFTER AND FIRE COULD NOT BE EXTINGUISHED BY ON BOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE PREVENTED ACCESS TO FIFTH WHEEL RELEASE. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEPARATE TRAILER FROM TRACTOR TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AND LOAD LOSS. TOTAL DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF $250K    FORMAL FIRE INVESTIGATION AT STORAGE LOT AND SUBSEQUENT LAB INSPECTIONS CONCLUDED THAT A HALDEX 3030 GOLDSEAL CHAMBER TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE. THE PARKING SPRING HAD FAILED AND PUNCTURED PARKING SIDE DIAPHRAGM. THE SUBSEQUENT LEAK CAUSED PARKING BRAKES TO PARTIALLY APPLY WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE PRIVATE FIRE INVESTIGATION FIRM HIRED BY THE FLEET PROVIDED X-RAYS SHOWING THE SPRING FAILURE PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY.     THIS FLEET HAS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS HALDEX GOLDSEAL 3030 CHAMBER FAILURES ON ITS OTHER SAME YEAR,MAKE MODEL TRACTORS. FAILURES ARE OCCURRING AT ABNORMALLY HIGH RATES AND WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YEARS FROM DATE OF IN-SERVICE.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1545210"},{"cmplid":"1463770","date_received":"2018-04-24","make":"PETERBILT","model":"320","model_year":2012,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","description":"ONE ARMED TRASH TRUCK FIRE.  HOT HYDRAULICS CAUGHT FIRE FROM DEBRIS HITTING THEM WHEN EMPTYING TRASH.  VERY WINDY AND COLD DAY, RIGHT AFTER LONG HOLIDAY BREAK - LOTS OF LOOSE WRAPPING PAPER AND TUBES IN TRASH FROM HOLIDAYS.  THE OLDER MODELS HAVE NO COVER OR SHIELD TO PROTECT THE HOT HYDRAULIC LINES FROM FLYING DEBRIS!  THEY ALSO DO NOT HAVE A MIRROR TO SEE BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE HOPPER TO ENSURE NO DEBRIS HAS LANDED ON HOT HYDRAULICS.  MORE RECENT MODELS HAVE A SHIELD OR A COVER TO PROTECT HYDRAULIC LINES FROM RECEIVING FLYING DEBRIS AND CATCHING FIRE.   I HAVE MANY MORE PICTURES SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED THAT I COULD NOT ATTACH.   I ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ON SIMILAR INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST, SAFETY RECALLS AND /OR ALERTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.   NEED THIS INFO ASAP, AS MY HUSBAND WAS SUSPENDED FROM WORK WITHOUT PAY FOR AN \"ACCIDENT\"!","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1463770"},{"cmplid":"1399226","date_received":"2017-08-10","make":"PETERBILT","model":"389","model_year":2015,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:BODY","description":"PETERBILT 389 SLEEPER CAB HAS NO REAR WINDOW, BACKUP ALARM OR BACKUP CAMERA. LED TO FATALITY IN MARCH 2016.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1399226"},{"cmplid":"1399227","date_received":"2017-08-10","make":"PETERBILT","model":"389","model_year":2015,"deaths":1,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","description":"PETERBILT 389 SLEEPER CAB HAS NO REAR WINDOW, BACKUP ALARM OR BACKUP CAMERA. LED TO FATALITY IN MARCH 2016.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1399227"},{"cmplid":"1159177","date_received":"2015-02-20","make":"PETERBILT","model":"579","model_year":2015,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SUSPENSION","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 PETERBILT 579. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE WAS ON FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND BOTH FRONT AXLES CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1159177"},{"cmplid":"1131620","date_received":"2014-11-18","make":"PETERBILT","model":"388","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"TIRES","description":"2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER. PASSENGER SIDE 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 BLEW UP. TRUCK LOST POWER HOOD WAS RIPPED APART. WHEEL, DOOR, HOOD, ELECTRICAL, AIR INTAKE DESTROYED. WAITING FOR INSURANCE TO COVER ANY DAMAGE. SO FAR HAVE SPEND OVER 20,000$ PLUS ROAD SERVICE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 73 MPH FRONT WEIGHT 11200. TIRE HAD AROUND 18000 MILES.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1131620"},{"cmplid":"1131622","date_received":"2014-11-18","make":"PETERBILT","model":"388","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","description":"2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER. PASSENGER SIDE 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 BLEW UP. TRUCK LOST POWER HOOD WAS RIPPED APART. WHEEL, DOOR, HOOD, ELECTRICAL, AIR INTAKE DESTROYED. WAITING FOR INSURANCE TO COVER ANY DAMAGE. SO FAR HAVE SPEND OVER 20,000$ PLUS ROAD SERVICE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 73 MPH FRONT WEIGHT 11200. TIRE HAD AROUND 18000 MILES.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1131622"},{"cmplid":"1131623","date_received":"2014-11-18","make":"PETERBILT","model":"388","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE","description":"2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER. PASSENGER SIDE 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 BLEW UP. TRUCK LOST POWER HOOD WAS RIPPED APART. WHEEL, DOOR, HOOD, ELECTRICAL, AIR INTAKE DESTROYED. WAITING FOR INSURANCE TO COVER ANY DAMAGE. SO FAR HAVE SPEND OVER 20,000$ PLUS ROAD SERVICE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 73 MPH FRONT WEIGHT 11200. TIRE HAD AROUND 18000 MILES.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1131623"},{"cmplid":"1131624","date_received":"2014-11-18","make":"PETERBILT","model":"388","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS","description":"2014 PETERBILT 388 CAR HAULER. PASSENGER SIDE 2014 MICHELIN XZA 275/70/R22.5 BLEW UP. TRUCK LOST POWER HOOD WAS RIPPED APART. WHEEL, DOOR, HOOD, ELECTRICAL, AIR INTAKE DESTROYED. WAITING FOR INSURANCE TO COVER ANY DAMAGE. SO FAR HAVE SPEND OVER 20,000$ PLUS ROAD SERVICE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING 73 MPH FRONT WEIGHT 11200. TIRE HAD AROUND 18000 MILES.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1131624"},{"cmplid":"1131604","date_received":"2014-11-17","make":"PETERBILT","model":"389","model_year":2015,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:BODY","description":"4 BRAND NEW TRUCKS PETERBILT AND WESTERN STAR WITH MICHELIN TIRES 295/60/R22.5 AND 275/70/22.5. FRONT TIRES BLEW UP WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT END.   *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1131604"},{"cmplid":"1131605","date_received":"2014-11-17","make":"PETERBILT","model":"389","model_year":2015,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"TIRES","description":"4 BRAND NEW TRUCKS PETERBILT AND WESTERN STAR WITH MICHELIN TIRES 295/60/R22.5 AND 275/70/22.5. FRONT TIRES BLEW UP WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT END.   *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1131605"},{"cmplid":"1104749","date_received":"2014-09-02","make":"PETERBILT","model":"220","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:BODY","description":"COMPANY NAME  [XXX]  PLEASE CHECK THIS COMP  COMPANY. THIS COMPANY SUB HAULER ARE DRVING WHILE DRUNK. SO PLEASE CHECK THEM THOROGHLY. I AM AM AMERICAN CITIZEN. I WANT TO SAVE AMREICAN PEOPLE. SO PLEASE TELL THIS COMPANY ABOUT AMERICAN LAWS. I SAW OPEN CONTAINER IN THEIR TRUCKS.COMPANY DRIVER [XXX] IS CRAZY & MENTAL DRIVER. IF HE IS DRIVING LIKE THIS HE WILL KILL PEOPLE ON THE CALIFORNIA ROADS, SO PLEASE REVOKE HIS LICENSE PRIVILEGES   INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1104749"},{"cmplid":"1099776","date_received":"2014-08-20","make":"PETERBILT","model":"388","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"TIRES","description":"WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL STEER TIRE FAILURES ON 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT TRUCKS. WE RUN EITHER A 295 70 22.5 MICHELIN OR A 275 70 22.5 MICHELIN. THE TRUCKS ARE USUALLY AT CLOSE TO 80,000 LBS WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1099776"},{"cmplid":"1099837","date_received":"2014-08-20","make":"PETERBILT","model":"388","model_year":2014,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"TIRES","description":"STEER TIRE FAILURES ON MULTIPLE 2013 AND 2014 PETERBILT 388 TRUCKS WITH MICHELIN TIRES.  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.morvs.ai/vehicle-complaint/1099837"}]}