Complaint 1951503
2020 PETERBILT 579 • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Dec 18, 2023
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1951503
- Make
- PETERBILT
- Model
- 579
- Model Year
- 2020
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Dec 18, 2023
- Date Received
- Dec 19, 2023
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
Vehicle has a following distance sensor on front bumper. Sensor is sensing overpasses when traveling underneath them and that should not be detected. Vehicle is automatically applying hard braking. This is causing a possible rear end collision and or loss of vehicle controll in wet conditions.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.