2015 Peterbilt 389 recall: stability control
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
If the steering angle sensor is damaged, the ESC sensor may malfunction, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V036000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 115A
- Manufacturer
- PACCAR Incorporated
- Vehicles affected
- 39
- Component
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 6, 2015
- Built
- Oct 1, 2014 – Dec 4, 2014
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.