20V199000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
If the driver unknowingly operates the vehicle without the ABS functioning, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
2015 PETERBILT 579
9 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 6 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints6
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 9
20V130000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
18V816000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Missing reflex reflectors can reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V471000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
A short in the spotlight circuitry may increase the risk of a fire at the cab fuse block.
15V456000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
15V270000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1ENGINE
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- 1POWER TRAIN
- 1SUSPENSION
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 PETERBILT 579s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.