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.
2017 PETERBILT 389
7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
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
20V130000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
18V657000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
If the fuel line bursts, fuel may leak onto the road resulting in a roadway hazard for other motorists. The engine may also stall without warning, resulting in the vehicle's inability to restart, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V443000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
16V872000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
If the brake lights do not illuminate when the brakes are applied, other drivers will be unaware the vehicle is stopping, which can increase the risk of a crash.
16V803000
TIRES
A partial tread separation may increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1POWER TRAIN
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 PETERBILT 389s 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.