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Western Star 4800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Western Star 4800 (1998–2017).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Western Star 4800 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2017 Western Star 480010
2016 Western Star 480010
2015 Western Star 480020
2014 Western Star 480010
2000 Western Star 480020
1999 Western Star 480010
1998 Western Star 480010

All Western Star 4800 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Western Star 4800, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Axle hubs (power train)

    NHTSA 16V634000 Reported 156 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 108 SD, 114 SD, Cascadia, Coronado, Western Star 4700, 4800, and 5700 XE trucks manufactured March 15, 2013, to July 29, 2016 and equipped with Conmet aluminum non-high capacity hubs. These vehicles specify a front axle…

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front axle hubs, free of charge. The recall began during November 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

  2. Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)

    NHTSA 15V383000 Reported 21 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Western Star 4700, 4800 and 4900 trucks manufactured November 15, 2014, to January 30, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the speedometer may not operate properly, possibly not displaying the vehicle's speed.

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a new speedometer, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-683.

    Model years: 2015

  3. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 01V387000 Reported 3,500 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar 3406e and c-15 engines, interference between the positive battery cable and stud mounting electronic control module (ECM) to the engine exists. Chafing can wear through the battery cable insulation to allow contact between the battery cable and the stud.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles and the battery cables will be replaced and/or re-routed as necessary. Owner notification began april 18, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000

  4. Suspension

    NHTSA 01V167002 Reported 222 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with chalmers 1000 and 800 series suspension kits. These suspension kits may have insufficient penetration of the weld attaching the torque rod eye to the torque rod tube.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace all chalmers fixed torque rods on these vehicles. Owner notification began march 14, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive…

    Model years: 2000

Other Western Star models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.