20V199000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
If the driver unknowingly operates the vehicle without the ABS functioning, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
2012 PETERBILT 386
7 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints2
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 7
15V740000
TIRES
Higher vehicle speeds and other factors such as tire load and road temperatures may result in premature tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
15V456000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
15V270000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
13V593000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
As a result, the axles may be overloaded or the wrong tires could be installed or the tires could be improperly inflated. All of these issues increase the risk of a crash.
12V026000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE
UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND LEAD TO A FIRE. UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ALSO, THE BRAKES MAY BE APPLIED WITHOUT ILLUMINATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS, FAILING TO GIVE PROPER WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS.
What owners report most
- 1TIRES
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 PETERBILT 386s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.