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Service bulletin 16-041

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10165711
Published by NHTSA2019-10-04
Manufacturer's number16-041
Manufacturer's date2019-09-27
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Non Safety Campaign: Peterbilt has determined that certain Model 365, 384, 386, 388, 389, 3895, 587 and 579 vehicles built between March 27, 2012 and January 20, 2019 with Flex Air suspension in a 6x2 configuration have U-bolts that may fail prematurely.

The document

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Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
PETERBILT 3652013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
PETERBILT 3842013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
PETERBILT 3862013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
PETERBILT 3882013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
PETERBILT 3892013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
PETERBILT 5792013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
PETERBILT 5872013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 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
20203992020-08-27. Suspension
20130342013-01-31. Suspension
13V0270002013-01-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
16-0442024-08-02. Service bulletin. Fix As Fail The height control valve (HCV) rod on vehicles with low air leaf suspensions is prone to toggling over center during rough road conditions. With full suspension articulation, HCV bracket flexes and toggles over center the HCV linkage, which results in either deflated airbags or makes them unable to inflate. Fix-as-fail start date is 07/30/2024.
14-0432022-10-05. Service bulletin. Fix-As-Fail On certain chassis with Low Air Leaf Suspension or Low-Low Air Leaf Suspension, the Height Control Valve (HCV) arm may be rubbing on other components when the bend in the arm is facing outboard. Flipping the bend in the HCV arm inboard prevents the rub.