1998 Peterbilt 379 Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 33%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the suspension of the 1998 Peterbilt 379, 33% of the 6 complaints for this model year. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“There was no accident involved with this complaint. This is regarding peterbilts recall #303-a I have a 1998 379 that was purchased 10/5/01 since then I have replaced the hub bearings on the steer axle once on the drivers side and three times on the passenger side. After the third time on the passenger side I replaced everything ( spindle,hub,and drum ) according to Peterbilt my truck does not fall into their recall. I believe it does and is a manufacturer defect because after replacing the forementioned parts it seems to have solved the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10312930, filed 2010-02“I've had the truck in the shop four times to fix the same problem an is still not fixed.at the time it was very dangrous the problum is a little bit fixed but , I went in there to buy a new truck an I got a truck that leans to right tires going bad I've put two set's of stearing tires on been in front end shop about seven times tires still going bad , an all sort's of other thing's as well. An this is a new 98.000.00 dollar truck I bought , an I can't find anybody to help me.”
NHTSA complaint #720576, filed 2000-03Related recalls
- 03V125000Apr 1, 2003On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit…Covers: Peterbilt 379 1998–2002, 387 1998–2002, 357 1998–2002 +5 more
Suspension: other model years
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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