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Peterbilt 377 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 5 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Peterbilt 377 (1987–2001). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

8
safety recalls, all years
5
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Peterbilt 377 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Peterbilt 37712
2000 Peterbilt 37733
1999 Peterbilt 37750
1998 Peterbilt 37710
1996 Peterbilt 37710
1989 Peterbilt 37710
1988 Peterbilt 37720
1987 Peterbilt 37720

What Peterbilt 377 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 3.

All Peterbilt 377 recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Peterbilt 377, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 02V037003 Reported 4,513 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  2. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 01V140006 Reported 2,294 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  3. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 01V179000 Reported 52,500 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. A change in the internal linkage of certain cab doors has created a possible binding condition.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  4. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 01V044005 Reported 6,392 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 1999

  5. Electrical system: module

    NHTSA 99V181001 Reported 272 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. The engines can stall because of software problems.

    Remedy: Dealers will update these engines with software changes. Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  6. Hub (suspension)

    NHTSA 97V196003 Reported 470 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell ff980 series front axle. The front axle hub flange can develop cracks due to high stress levels.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace the front hubs with an improved design level 2 hub.

    Model years: 1996

  7. 12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)

    NHTSA 89V146000 Reported 10,500 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    Battery box cover mounting bracket failure could allow cover to come loose.

    Remedy: Repair mounting bracket weld in a manner to prevent failure.

    Model years: 1987, 1988, 1989

  8. Linkages (visibility)

    NHTSA 88V047000 Reported 12,300 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

    The windshield wiper drive linkage could lockup and cause wipers to stop.

    Remedy: The windshield wiper drive linkage will be replaced on all vehicles.

    Model years: 1987, 1988

Other Peterbilt models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.