Western Star 4900SA Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Western Star 4900SA (2003–2004).

Pick your Western Star 4900SA model year

• 2003
• 2004

All Western Star 4900SA recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Western Star 4900SA, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Power assist system (steering)

   NHTSA 04V120000 Reported March 8, 2004 275 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

   On certain trucks and truck-tractors equipped with trw drag link assemblies, the replacement clamp and drag link assemblies contain a potentially defective 5/8-11-grade b prevailing torque hex nut. If the final tightening is less than 65 lb.-ft., the clamp load would be unacceptably low and could compromise the integrity of the drag link.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the affected hex nut(s). Owner notification began on may 21, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

   Model years: 2003, 2004

Other Western Star models

• 490017 complaints
• 47006 complaints
• 49644 complaints
• 57004 complaints
• 47X3 complaints
• 4900EX3 complaints
• Constellation3 complaints
• Conventional3 complaints

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.