Reliability & cost of ownership
Peterbilt 548 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Peterbilt 548? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Peterbilt 548 problems by model year
55 recall entries and 2 owner complaints on file across 8 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 548 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2026 548 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 548 | 8 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 548 | 14 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 548 | 12 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 548 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 548 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 548 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Peterbilt 548, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine2 complaints