21V00N000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
The operator may be unaware of a system malfunction or the presence of excessive methane levels, increasing the risk of injury or fire.
2016 PETERBILT 579
11 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints4
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
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 11
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.
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.
17V593000
STEERING
If the tie rod loosens, it may disconnect from the steering knuckle, causing a complete loss of steering and 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.
What owners report most
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 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.