Reliability & cost of ownership
Peterbilt 589 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Peterbilt 589? 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 589 problems by model year
13 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 589 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2026 589 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 589 | 5 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 589 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |