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Service bulletin 02-201

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 id11032879
Published by NHTSA2026-05-20
Manufacturer's number02-201
Manufacturer's date2026-05-04
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

This recently published bulletin has been updated to include inspection procedures to assess if a hood is repairable.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
PETERBILT 5672017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
PETERBILT 5872017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20164822016-10-03. Structure
16V6330002016-08-31. STRUCTURE:BODY

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
02-2012026-05-06. Service bulletin. Model 567 Hood Strut Support Structure -A new procedure is now available to install hood structure reinforcements on Model 567 and 567 BEV chassis, improving performance and durability.
14-0362026-04-07. Other. One-Piece Aluminum Crossmember Repair - Repair procedures are available to support the replacement of intermediate or midship one-piece aluminum crossmembers.
32-0192023-03-01. Service bulletin. Fix As Fail – Chassis that were manufactured with certain battery cable routing brackets may experience rubbing or chafing of the battery cables.
02-1692022-07-01. Service bulletin. Info Only - Chassis equipped with a flush mounted battery box between the frame rails, and containing 3 batteries, may experience battery movement on the side where the single battery resides. This bulletin contains a procedure to fabricate a bracket to hold this battery in place.
02-1682021-10-05. Service bulletin. Information Only - Rear axle Quarter Fenders with less than two inches of clearance between the top of the quarter fender and the bottom of the trailer/equipment are susceptible to damage. The lack of clearance could result in cracked/broken quarter fenders or complete separation if undetected or un-remedied.
14-0272020-10-06. Service bulletin. Information only: In 2020, Peterbilt and Kenworth began using the same M10, M12, M16, and M20 frame fasteners on all vehicles. Torque specifications for these fasteners are different from previous fasteners.
02-1582020-09-03. Service bulletin. Fix as Fail: Peterbilt has determined that certain model 348, 365, 367, 382, 384, 386, 388, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks, built between 4/13/2010 and 3/16/2020 and equipped with a flush mounted battery box, utilized rubber washers that could rub through and cause the aluminum box mounting tabs to rub directly on the steel frame brackets. This could result in cracked battery box mounting angles. Resolution is to add the reinforcement bracket(s) to affected vehicles.
14-0262020-08-05. Service bulletin. Fix as Fail: Peterbilt has designed an improved Secondary Chassis Module (SCM) bracket which is available for Models 567/579 built between January 01, 2018 and February 20, 2020. SCM brackets impacted by torsional stress may separate from the back of cab crossmember.
43-0672020-07-03. Service bulletin. Fix as Fail: For all conventional models, except 387/587, equipped with Side-of-Cab (“SOC”) exhaust and built from 03/6/2006 to 1/20/2020, the clamps that secure the SOC exhaust stacks may not be tightened properly. This may allow the exhaust stack to rotate and contact the cab or sleeper.
43-0662020-04-07. Service bulletin. DEF tank covers may become loose and potentially crack on vehicles built before October 2019 with DEF tank part number M86-6221-003**(TANK-DEF MEDIUM ASSY) and M86-6222-003**(TANK-DEF LARGE, ASSY). Resolution is to resolve the vibration on the tank cover by adding bottom tank washers.