Peterbilt Conventional Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 8 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Peterbilt Conventional (1973–1996). The most-complained-about year is 1995.

Pick your Peterbilt Conventional model year

• 1973
• 1974
• 1975
• 1993
• 1995
• 1996

What Peterbilt Conventional owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 4.

• Tires4
• Power train: driveshaft2
• Wheels2
• Power train: axle assembly1
• Fuel system, gasoline: mounting1

All Peterbilt Conventional recalls (6)

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

1. Wheels

   NHTSA 75V098000 Reported May 27, 1975 8 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

   Model years: 1975

2. Drum (service brakes)

   NHTSA 75V031000 Reported February 14, 1975 19 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

   Model years: 1974

3. Multiple axle (suspension)

   NHTSA 74V063000 Reported April 25, 1974 105 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

   Model years: 1974

4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 74V025000 Reported February 8, 1974 471 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

   Model years: 1974

5. Linkages (steering)

   NHTSA 74V014000 Reported January 22, 1974 296 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

   Model years: 1974

6. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

   NHTSA 73V190000 Reported September 17, 1973 5,667 vehicles potentially affected PACCAR, INCORPORATED

   Model years: 1973

Other Peterbilt models

• 37960 complaints
• 57942 complaints
• Peterbilt36 complaints
• 38923 complaints
• 38821 complaints
• 35719 complaints
• 38612 complaints
• 38711 complaints

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.