OPERATOR'S MANUAL

Consumer Information and Vehicle Identification Preventive Maintenance
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PB1318 3/01 Model 330
CONSUMER INFORMATION
AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
Reporting Safety Defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could
cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Peterbilt
Motors Company.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investi-
gation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of
vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. How-
ever, NHTSA cannot get involved in individual problems
between you, your Peterbilt Dealer, and Peterbilt Motors
Company.
To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hot-
line toll-free at 1–800–424–9393 (366–0123 in Washington,
D.C.) or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also get other infor-
mation about auto safety from the Hotline.
Vehicle Identification
All Peterbilt vehicles are identified by a 17–digit Vehicle Iden-
tification Number (VIN). This unique numeral and letter com-
bination identifies the manufacturer, the model year it was
built, and other vehicle attributes. The VIN is in compliance
with 49CFR565, Code of Federal Regulations. As an exam-
ple, the model year and assembly plant are designated by a
letter in the tenth and eleventh character positions (see 4 and
5 below).
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
❶ Manufacturer Identifier
❷ Vehicle Attributes
❸ Check Digit
❹ Model Year
❺ Assembly Plant
❻ Serial/Chassis Number
2PN NHD8X X YM567890
❶❷❸❹❺❻
SAMPLE VIN