NHTSA campaign 15V036000 · Manufacturer campaign 115A
Peterbilt Recall 15V-036: Incorrect Horn Contact Plate may Disable ESC
NHTSA recall 15V036000 (Manufacturer campaign 115A) was reported by PACCAR Incorporated on January 27, 2015, with 39 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Peterbilt 389 for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on March 6, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V036000 (also written 15V-036 or 15V036)
- Filed by
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 115A
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 39 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 71.79% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V036000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Peterbilt
Peterbilt 389
- 2015 · Vehicles built October 1, 2014 – December 4, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V036000.
Defect description
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Peterbilt 389 Pride and Class edition vehicles manufactured October 1, 2014, to December 4, 2014, and equipped with electronic stability control (ESC). The affected vehicles were manufactured with an incorrect horn contact plate that may damage the ESC steering angle sensor.
Safety consequence
If the steering angle sensor is damaged, the ESC sensor may malfunction, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will replace the horn contact plate and the ESC steering angle sensor, free of charge. The recall began on March 6, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 115A.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 15V036000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.