Peterbilt 379 vs Keystone Montana

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Peterbilt 379 Keystone Montana
Complaints on file 76 188
Model years covered 1991–2007 2000–2026
Worst model year — 2022
Best model year — 2016
Crashes reported 2 2
Fires reported 13 10
Injuries reported 4 1
Deaths reported 2 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Tires
Share of complaints involving harm 27.6% 6.9%

Peterbilt 379 by year

91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04 05 06 07
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 12 15.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 11.8%
Suspension 8 10.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 10.5%
Electrical System 6 7.9%
Steering 6 7.9%
Body & Structure 6 7.9%
Tires 5 6.6%

Keystone Montana by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Tires 48 25.5%
Body & Structure 36 19.1%
Other & Unspecified 17 9.0%
Wheels 13 6.9%
Electrical System 12 6.4%
Suspension 12 6.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 4 2.1%