Complaint 407604

1997 PETERBILT 379 • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Sep 23, 2002

Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
407604
Make
PETERBILT
Model
379
Model Year
1997
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date
Sep 23, 2002
Date Received
May 14, 2003
Data As Of
Apr 27, 2026

Complaint Summary

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner Narrative

IN REFERENCE TO MY PRIOR COMPLAINT REF. #10004102. TO WHICH YOU REPLIED NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BECAUSE THERE ARE "NO OTHER REPORT SIMILAR TO" MINE. IT APPEARS THAT THE DOT AND DOE DON'T TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. THE DOE HAS HAD THREE SIMILAR FAILURES OF FONTAINE 5TH-WHEELS. HTTP://WWW.HANFORD.GOV/LESSONS/SITELL/LL01/2001-47.HTM PROJECT HANFORD LESSONS LEARNED. TITLE: TRACTOR-TRAILER FIFTH WHEEL DETACHMENTS. DATE: DECEMBER 17, 2001, IDENTIFIER: 2001-RL-HNF-0047. *NLM

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