Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator (Peterbilt)
Vehicle recall 15V-456. NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Jul 22, 2015.
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NHTSA received PACCAR Incorporated’s report on Jul 22, 2015. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If the alternator cable rubs through its insulation, an electrical short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 Peterbilt 365, 367, 384, 386, 388, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured January 13, 2011, to April 20, 2015.
The affected trucks, equipped with extended-body Leece Neville alternators, have alternator charge cables that may chafe against a formed metal freon discharge line.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator.
What should you do?
Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the alternator charge cable away from the metal freon line and install a plastic insulator on the cable end, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4000. Peterbilt’s number for this recall is 715-K.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 288 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- Peterbilt 36520162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 58720162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 38620162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 56720162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 36720162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 38920162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 38420162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 38820162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Peterbilt 57920162015and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by PACCAR Incorporated.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 25, 2026.