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Peterbilt 389: recalls, complaints and investigations.

US NHTSA records for Peterbilt 389. Check the affected model years, then verify your exact vehicle with NHTSA.

We do not collect your VIN. A model-year match does not establish whether your individual vehicle is affected or has been repaired. Snapshot through 2026-10-11.

Results are official records from named sources. Coverage is incomplete. Match the exact model, batch and market, and confirm the latest instructions with the official source. A missing result is not a safety clearance.

48historical campaigns

2campaigns matching year filter

6complaint rows in window

0monitored investigations

Evidence summary

Evidence found: 2 recent recall campaigns, 6 complaint rows, and 0 monitored investigations.
Source coverage: NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-10-11; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
What this means: The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Peterbilt 389”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
What this does not mean: Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.

Official recall campaigns

Recall campaigns in the monitoring window

All NHTSA campaigns

24V908Received 2024-12-03STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

PACCAR Incorporated recall 24V908

Affected model years: 2024

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Official action: Dealers will install new correctly torqued fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 21, 2025. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 or Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24KWK and 24PBK.

24V915Received 2024-12-09SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

PACCAR Incorporated recall 24V915

Affected model years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Safety systems that depend on the ECU (Automatic Traction Control, ABS, Electronic Stability Control, Active Cruise Control, and Collison Mitigation System) may not function properly or at all, increasing the risk of a crash.

Official action: Dealers will reprogram the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 3, 2025. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at 1-425-828-5888 and Peterbilt's customer service at 1-940-591-4220. PACCAR's numbers for this recall are 24KWL and 24PBL.

Source snapshots: recall files 4 October 2026; complaint file 3 October 2026; investigation file 29 September 2026. Individually labelled archived records retain their older date.

Consumer reports — allegations

Complaint aggregates by model year

Model year	Complaints	Injuries / deaths reported	Most common components
2024	3	0 / 0	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (1)
2022	2	0 / 0	SERVICE BRAKES (1); TIRES:TREAD/BELT (1)
2021	1	0 / 0	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (1)

NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallRecall excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.

NHTSA defect investigations

Open or recently opened investigations

Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.