Peterbilt 379 1999
Model 379 made in 1999 by Peterbilt got 5 consumer complains there are 6 recalls as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel and fuel system, gasoline. Technical service bulletines regarding service brakes, air. There were some recalls concerningelectrical system, latches/locks/linkages and steering.
Model 1999
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 99V181001 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | from 12/01/1998 to 06/24/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 272 | MFR | PACCAR INCORPORATED | 07/09/1999 | 07/14/1999 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. the engines can stall because of software problems. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Increased steering effort can occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will update these engines with software changes. caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin during august 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kenworth at 1-206-828-5418 or peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V179000 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | from 04/12/1999 to 06/04/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 52500 | 06/22/2001 | ODI | PACCAR INCORPORATED | 06/05/2001 | 06/05/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. a change in the internal linkage of certain cab doors has created a possible binding condition. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the linkage binds, full engagement of the door latch may not occur, allowing the door to open inadvertently. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will modify the door linkage to correct the potential of binding. owner notification began june 22, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V140006 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | from 06/14/1999 to 12/10/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 2294 | 10/24/2001 | MFR | PACCAR INCORPORATED | 08/28/2001 | 10/17/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles. the tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. owner notification began october 24, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5000. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 02V037003 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | from 12/11/1999 to 09/30/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 4513 | 07/15/2002 | MFR | PACCAR INCORPORATED | 07/15/2002 | 09/12/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain arvinmeritor and dana axles. peterbilt will recall 1,434 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor axles manufactured from december 11, 1999, to may 14, 2000, and from july 22 to september 30, 2000. kenworth will recall 859 vehicles equipped with arvinmeritor vehicles manufactured from december 11, 1999, to may 23, 2000, and from july 27, 2000, to september 30, 2000 and kennworth will recall an additional 4,151 vehicles equipped with dana axles and manufactured from june 23 to december 6, 1999, and from may 23 to september 30, 2000. the tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that are below the specified case depth and/or hardness. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This can lead to premature wear with possible separation of the ball stud from the socket, increasing the risk of loss of control of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove and replace all affected tie rods and drag links with different designed ends. owner notification began july 15, 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 1-940-591-4201 or kenworth at 1-425-828-5440. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 01V044005 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED | from 07/14/1999 to 11/01/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 6392 | 04/10/2001 | MFR | PACCAR INCORPORATED | 03/01/2001 | 03/08/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. the suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. owner notification began on april 10, 2001, to kenworth owners and on april 25, 2001, to peterbilt owners. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact kenworth at 1-425-828-5000, peterbilt at 1-940-591-4000 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V125000 | PACCAR INCORPORATED | from 10/13/1998 to 03/26/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 154 | 07/16/2003 | ODI | PACCAR INCORPORATED | 04/01/2003 | 04/15/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Seizure of the bearings can cause wheel separation or wheel end fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace all front axle hubs. notification began july 16, 2003. the manufacturer has advised us that parts will not be available until september 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy with a reasonable time should contact peterbilt at 940-591-4201 or kenworth 425-828-5440. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Kenworth recall no. 03kw2 and peterbilt recall no. 303-a.customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC | |||||
| 604 | 04/07/2004 | 10007008 | Air disc brakes for model 379-family vehicles. peterbilt. *tt | 05/21/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/13/2003 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle fire ignited in engine compartment.*mr while driving the driver noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. the driver pulled the vehicle over and drifted about 1/2 mile with the engine off. the consumer exited the vehicle and saw flames under the engine area. the driver retrieved a fire extinguished and attempted to put out the fire but was unsuccessful. the cab of the semi sustained heavy fire, smoke and water damage. *ph *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/22/2003 | 1 | 06/15/2001 | |
| I own a 1999 peterbilt 379 with less than 700,000 miles. today i had to replace a fuel tank strap that broke. based on the age of the truck, it appears to me that it is a little premature to be replacing a strap, especially on something as critical as a fuel tank. i have also read there is a problem with the steering linkage, however i have never received any recall notice from peterbilt or anyone else. what do i need to look for to see if it applies to my truck? *jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| Fault in fuel line equalizing and if you fill your fuel tanks the fuel ends up returning into one tank and the tank over flows. this causes two problems the first is creating an environmental hazard the second is a safty problem making the roadway slippery worst than driving on ice.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/26/2003 | 688310 | 1 | 03/15/2001 |
| The crankshaft broke when slowing for a scale house, leaving the truck disabled. the truck was towed to a shop. the cluch and transmission input shaft had to be replaced. *jb | |||
| STEERING | |||
| There is an inch of dead play in the steering wheel. consumer has to turn the steering wheel an ich one way to get it to start turning in the opposite direction. this causes no control of the vehicle when driving at high speed. the dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | GRAND RAPIDS | MTC | ||
| TN | ANTIOCH | 37013 | PETERBILT OF NASHVILLE | 800/489-7403 |