Peterbilt 325, Peterbilt 330, Peterbilt 335, Peterbilt 337, Peterbilt 340, Peterbilt 348, model years 2010 to 2011. Filed by Paccar Incorporated and reported to NHTSA on 20 April 2010. 531 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Peterbilt is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 model 325, 330, 335, 337, 340, and 348 trucks. the hood anti-blowdown device is designed to prevent unintended and unexpected hood closure. the device within can become hindered or inoperative due to unintentional latch movement which interferes with the hood …
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Peterbilt's own number for this recall: 0410-B. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V162 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V162 cover?
- Peterbilt 325, Peterbilt 330, Peterbilt 335, Peterbilt 337, Peterbilt 340, Peterbilt 348, model years 2010-2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- PETERBILT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 MODEL 325, 330, 335, 337, 340, AND 348 TRUCKS. THE HOOD ANTI-BLOWDOWN DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT UNINTENDED AND UNEXPECTED HOOD CLOSURE.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- AN UNINTENDED LATCH CLOSURE CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL INSTALL HOOD ANTI-BLOWDOWN RETENTION CABLES TO THE RADIATOR AND HOOD ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 21, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PERTERBILT AT 940-591-4196.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Peterbilt calls this recall 0410-B, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “AN UNINTENDED LATCH CLOSURE CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V162 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| System at fault | Latches/Locks/Linkages:Hood:Latch |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 April 2010 |
| Model years | 2010-2011 |
| Vehicles named | PETERBILT 325, PETERBILT 330, PETERBILT 335, PETERBILT 337, PETERBILT 340, PETERBILT 348 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
AN UNINTENDED LATCH CLOSURE CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL HOOD ANTI-BLOWDOWN RETENTION CABLES TO THE RADIATOR AND HOOD ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 21, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PERTERBILT AT 940-591-4196.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 237 notices in the record whose component field names latches/locks/linkages. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Peterbilt 325 recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 330 recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 335 recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 337 recalls: 22 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 340 recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Peterbilt 348 recalls: 26 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 10V162, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v162/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Peterbilt notices we hold
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 10V162 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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56f77f3b - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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