Service bulletins for the 2021 Peterbilt 389
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.
74 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all
| CE030 | 2026-06-25. Warranty extension. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. "KW & PB 14 fuel injector part numbers (seven for MX-11 and seven for MX-13 engines) have been added to this warranty policy." |
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| 24PBE | 2025-12-05. Service campaign. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. The right-hand shift stalk may have an improper wire harness terminal crimp within the wire harness connector. Loss of communication between the right-hand shift stalk and the vehicle may result in the vehicle being disabled after it comes to a stop, thereby increasing the risk of crash or injury. A warning will appear on the dash display when communication is lost, including transmission or engine warnings, “!” next to DNR/DNRP indicator, “-“ in the DNR/DNRP indicator, and/or chimes, depending upon whether you are operating a diesel/gas or battery electric vehicle. |
| E311 | 2025-09-03. Other. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. Condition, Chassis Affected, and Warranty sections updated with the following verbiage “E311 must be flagged and open in Service Information Record (SIR) at the time of RO open date to qualify.” Also, “Through Standard Warranty or any applicable active Extended Warranty” verbiage was removed from Warranty section. |
| T016 / 26-040 | 2025-06-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. T016: Warranty section updated to include 0.5 hours for test drive. Recommended Repair T016C has been updated from 6.4 hours to 6.9 hours. SRT codes updated in PRWS Claim Coding Table: B25-17A for 6.9 hours created to replace all other codes. 26-040: Warranty section updated to include 0.5 hours for test drive. Recommended Repair 26040C has been updated from 6.4 hours to 6.9 hours. SRT codes updated in PRWS Claim Coding Table: B25-17A for 6.9 hours created to replace all other codes. |
| 02-194 | 2024-12-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Fix-As-Fail The window switch fails prematurely due to excessive amperage flowing through the window switch circuit. A new door harness design has been developed to prevent failures. Fix-As-Fail start date is 11/11/2024. |
| 7-700 | 2024-11-05. Warranty extension. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. 7/700 Service Agreement - Letter Only. |
| 24PBE | 2024-04-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INTERIM Safety Recall Parts are not currently available for this safety recall. This bulletin will be updated once repair parts are available. The right-hand shift stalk may have an improper wire harness terminal crimp within the wire harness connector. Loss of communication between the right-hand shift stalk and the transmission may result in the vehicle becoming disabled after it comes to a stop thereby increasing the risk of crash or injury. A transmission fault will appear on the dash display if communication is lost. |
| 23-005 | 2022-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. Clutch pedal linkage lubrication service interval information is missing from the Service manual for Model 365, 367, and 389 chassis. |
| 21 PBJ | 2021-10-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; POWER TRAIN. Safety Recall – Hill Start Assist (HSA) Valve Clearance – NHTSA ID: 21V-648, TC: 2021-521. Crossmember mounted Hill Start Assist valve may not have sufficient clearance to the rear axle, resulting in hose or fitting damage. Damage could cause the loss of rear brake signal, resulting in reduced braking capability and increasing the risk of a crash. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.