Complaint 478529
1996 PETERBILT CONVENTIONAL • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT • incident Jan 21, 2003
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 478529
- Make
- PETERBILT
- Model
- CONVENTIONAL
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Incident Date
- Jan 21, 2003
- Date Received
- Mar 13, 2003
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Owner Narrative
NAR 03/13/2003 THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON OHIO THE TURNPIKE WHEN HIS DRIVE SHAFT BROKE OFF, STRIKING AND PUNCTURING HIS FUEL TANK. XPRESS TOWING REMOVED THE TRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE LEAKAGE OF OIL AND FUEL TO THE ROAD WAYS. *CB *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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