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2000 Peterbilt 379XL

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
1Interior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Interior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

3 reports
Mileage unknown · May 14, 2002
Electrical SystemInterior Lighting

ELECTRIC WIRES ON BOTH DOORS AT BOTTOM SHORTED OUT INTERIOR LIGHTS. BARE WIRES WERE EXPOSED AND RUBBED AGAINST INSULATION. WIRES WERE WRAPPED WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8009789

Mileage unknown · Feb 25, 2002
Structure

PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS RATTLE WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER FEELS DOORS ARE TRYING TO FORCE THEIR WAY OPEN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY READJUSTED THE LINKAGE. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #8004452

Mileage unknown · Mar 14, 2001
Latches/locks/linkages

THE SLEEPER IS TOO HEAVY AND CAUSING THE DOORS TO UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING, THE BODY FLEXED CAUSING HOOD TO RUB RADIATOR COWL INTO NOSE PIECE, THE CAB HAS BEEN BENT 5 TIMES TO TRY TO ADJUST, PETERBILT CLAIMS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. NLM

NHTSA ODI #560308

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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