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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10161058
Published by NHTSA2019-06-10
Manufacturer's number19PBB
Manufacturer's date2019-05-31
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

Safety Recall: INTERIM NOTIFICATION - Peterbilt Motors Company has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain model year 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Model 520 vehicles manufactured between October 17, 2016 and March 04, 2019 with left hand or right hand single steer Power Distribution Center (PDC) harnesses. The power wire to the PDC may be inadequate and unable to accommodate the current draw. This can cause the wire to overheat and potentially melt the cab power harness connector. This could cause a loss of power to the cab and engine, which may result in the engine shutting down. A sudden loss of engine power could increase the risk of a crash.

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
PETERBILT 5202017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20191992019-04-24. Electrical
19V2820002019-04-09. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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