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2015 Peterbilt 388

Model year 2015: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

7 recalls for the 2015 Peterbilt 388 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Apr 6, 2020. Electronic stability control (esc); service brakes, air: antilock: abs warning light

NHTSA counts 460,515 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-199

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 31, 2015. Tires

NHTSA counts 15 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 28, 2014 to Feb 3, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-889

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 9, 2015. Tires

NHTSA counts 1,876 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 19, 2008 to Oct 12, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-740

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 22, 2015. Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator

NHTSA counts 288 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 31, 2011 to Apr 20, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-456

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 6, 2015. Equipment: other: labels; tires

NHTSA counts 213,230 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 25, 2005 to Feb 26, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-132

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 24, 2015. Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly

NHTSA counts 5,141 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 21, 2008 to Feb 28, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-108

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 29, 2014. Electrical system; air bags

NHTSA counts 1,705 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Oct 30, 2009 to May 21, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 14V-283

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

3 complaints to NHTSA, received from Nov 4, 2014 to Nov 18, 2014.

  • None told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2015 Peterbilt 388 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

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 28, 2026.

How to read a record

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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