2005 PETERBILT 379

Decoded vehicle identification for VIN 1XP5PBEX15D856490. Data sourced from NHTSA vPIC (manufacturer-reported, model year 1981+).

6 open recalls

Inspections

Carriers

Open Recalls

Body Class

Truck-Tractor

Vehicle Type

TRUCK

Vehicle Identity

VIN

1XP5PBEX15D856490

Year

2005

Make

PETERBILT

Model

379

Trim

—

Manufacturer

PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY

Specifications

Body Class

Truck-Tractor

Vehicle Type

TRUCK

Fuel Type

Diesel

Drive Type

Other

Engine

3306/C15/C16

Brake System

Air

GVWR

Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Manufacturing Origin

Plant Location

DENTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (USA)

Country of Origin

UNITED STATES (USA)

Decode Confidence

100%

Decode Source

nhtsa-vpic

Inspection History

No FMCSA inspection records linked to this VIN

fmcsa-inspections

No records found

6 Matching Recalls

nhtsa-odi-recalls

6 Matching Recalls
Campaign #	Component	Summary	Report Date
05V189000	SUSPENSION	ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS, THE SUSPENSION HAS TRANSVERSE BEAM CASTINGS THAT MAY FRACTURE UNDER NORMAL LOADS. …	Apr 28, 2005
05V570000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	ON CERTAIN TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES, THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE MAY WEAR AGAINST THE…	Dec 22, 2005
06V251000	EQUIPMENT	ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, WHEN USING A CUMMINS ELECTRONIC ICON SERVICE TOOL 2.2, AN UNINTENDED ENGINE START WILL OCCUR.	Jul 13, 2006
07V044000	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR	ON CERTAIN NON-ABS EQUIPPED TRUCKS, AN AIR HOSE BETWEEN THE TRACTOR PROTECTION VALVE AND THE BACK OF THE CAB BULKHEAD WA…	Feb 12, 2007
08V099000	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS	PACCAR IS RECALLING 130 MY 2005-2007 KENWORTH C500, T800, W900, AND PETERBILT MODELS 357 AND 379 TRACTOR TRAILERS EQUIPP…	Mar 4, 2008
13V593000	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	Paccar Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain 2004-2013 Peterbilt 379, 357, 378, 367, 388, 365, 389, 385 and 386 tru…	Nov 25, 2013

NHTSA Safety Complaints — 2005 PETERBILT 379

Consumer-filed complaints on this make/model/year. Verbatim narratives from NHTSA ODI.

7 Recent Complaints

nhtsa-odi-complaints

7 Recent Complaints
Complaint ID	Incident Date	Component	Flags	Narrative Snippet
864416	May 6, 2011	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL	Fire	2005 PETERBILT 379, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN HIS TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE F…
801839	Jun 20, 2010	TIRES	—	2005 PETERBUILT 379, UNIT 2 HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE TRAILER. DEBRIS FROM THE FAILURE STRUCK UNIT 1 CAUSING DAMAGE. *BF …
775927	Feb 9, 2009	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT	—	2005 PETERBILT 379 CONVENTIONAL, DRIVE SHAFT BROKE FROM TRUCK ONTO THE ROADWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK IT. *BF OHIO…
842649	Feb 1, 2009	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	—	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PETERBILT CONVENTIONAL 379. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAN HUB WAS FRACTURED. NEITHER THE …
674264	May 16, 2008	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	Fire	2005 PETERBILT 379 CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER HEARD A HISSING NOISE AND PULLED OVER AND NOTICE THE TIRES WERE ON FIRE. *NJ…
754987	Sep 9, 2007	FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL	Fire	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PETERBILT 379 TRACTOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE W…
579588	Apr 18, 2006	FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY	—	DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ROAD HAZAR…