Model year record

1988 PETERBILT 362

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V119000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 39
Reported to NHTSA: 1988-07-25
Owners notified: 1988-08-29

Defect description

DUE TO AN INCORRECT CAB SUPPORT LEG, THROTTLE ROD WHEN SEPARATED, COULD CAUSE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO LOCK IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION.

Safety risk

IF THROTTLE LOCKED IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION WHILE THETRUCK IS MOVING, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A RESTRICTOR PLATE TO THE CAB LEG.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other PETERBILT 362 model years

2003 2001 2000 199919881983 1982 1981

All PETERBILT 362 recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.