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Western Star 5800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Western Star 5800 (1998–2000).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Western Star 5800 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Western Star 580020
1999 Western Star 580010
1998 Western Star 580010

All Western Star 5800 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Western Star 5800, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. 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

  2. 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.