Vehicle recall 78V058000 · March 21, 1978
1978 Peterbilt Peterbilt
The involved vehicles may have been manufactured with incorrect pinch clamp draw bolt drilling in the spring eye mounting brackets of the single drive suspension assembly.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles may have been manufactured with incorrect pinch clamp draw bolt drilling in the spring eye mounting brackets of the single drive suspension assembly. The pinch clamp draw bolts could become loose and the spring eye mounting pin could back out of the mounting bracket.
- Remedy
- Dealer will correct this defect by replacing the mounting brackets at no charge to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: heavy trucks.system: suspension; spring eye.consequences of defect: this condition would cause the rear suspension toseparate from the truck chassis without prior warning and an accident couldresult.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 78V058000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 21, 1978
- Filed by
- PACCAR, INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- April 11, 1978
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 20
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf spring assembly › Hanger/bracket
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Peterbilt Peterbilt (1978): 1978
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