Western Star Western Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Western Star Western (1978–1979).

Pick your Western Star Western model year

• 1978
• 1979

All Western Star Western recalls (1)

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

1. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

   NHTSA 81V122000 Reported October 14, 1981 31,703 vehicles potentially affected WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION

   Steering shaft binder bolts on certain vehicles are either loose or over-tightened. Either condition can lead to a separation of the steering shaft from the steering column, even if the factory installed bolt has been properly retightened.

   Remedy: Unique bolts have been designed for this campaign and will be installed along with new nuts. This will be done at no charge to owner.

   Model years: 1978, 1979

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.