Reliability & cost of ownership
Peterbilt 389K Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Peterbilt 389K? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Peterbilt 389K problems by model year
6 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 3 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 389K | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 389K | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 389K | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |