# 2007 PETERBILT 379 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `942931` · 2012-10-05 · PACCAR Incorporated
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PETERBILT
- **Model:** 379
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** PACCAR Incorporated
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 629,063
## Narrative
TRUCK WAS SITTING UNATTENDED AND WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT AND BURNED ALL THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD.   AFTER ASKING AROUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF A DRIVER IS ASLEEP IN THE SLEEPER AND THIS WERE TO HAPPEN THERE COULD BE A LOSS OF LIFE OR CRITICAL/SEVERE INJURY.  *TR
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