2020 Peterbilt 579

Safety profile for the 2020 Peterbilt 579. Recall, complaint, and investigation data from NHTSA.

Recalls
7
Complaints
4
Investigations
0
Vehicle Type
Unknown
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Year
2020
Vehicle Type
Manufacturer ID

Recall Campaigns

7 recalls affecting the 2020 Peterbilt 579

Recalls

nhtsa-odi-recalls
Recalls
Campaign #ComponentSummaryReport DateAffected
22V277000STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERSPACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Kenworth T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T880, T800, W90…Apr 25, 202217,641
21V00N000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGPACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2016-2022 Peterbilt 567, 579, 2021-2022 Peterbilt 536, 2017-2021 Kenwo…Dec 29, 20211,107
21V906000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWAREPACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Kenworth T880, W990, Peterbilt 567, 579, 389, and 2022 Peter…Nov 19, 2021908
20V199000ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2008-2019 Peterbilt 330, 335, 337, 340, 348, 365, 367, 384, 386, 387,…Apr 6, 2020460,515
20V130000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLESPACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Peterbilt 365, 389, 567, and 579 vehicles equipped with a le…Mar 4, 202035,671
19V733000VISIBILITYPACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2020 Peterbilt 579 vehicles equipped with a sleeper box. The conspicu…Oct 15, 2019248
19V340000VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIORPACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2020 Peterbilt 520 and 579 vehicles and Kenworth T680, T880 and W990 v…May 1, 20193,907

NHTSA Complaints

4 complaints for the 2020 Peterbilt 579

Complaints

nhtsa-complaints
Complaints
Complaint IDComponentSummaryDate ReceivedCrashFire
2131604ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETERELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETERSep 18, 2025NoNo
1951507SERVICE BRAKESSERVICE BRAKESDec 19, 2023NoNo
1951508FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGDec 19, 2023NoNo
1694403ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Sep 22, 2020NoNo

Data sources & freshness

NHTSA Model Year Database
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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Complaint Database
Unknown freshness