By model year
Western Star 4800 complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Western Star 4800
Every Western Star 4800 model year on file, 2015 to 2021. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72015 to 2021
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,157Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Western Star 4800 model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 2020 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 2019 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 130 |
| 2018 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| 2017 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 254 |
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 251 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 234 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Western Star 4800
- 16V-634 Aug 31, 2016
These vehicles specify a front axle weight limit that may be greater than that of the hub capacity
Powertrain · 156 vehicles - 15V-383 Jun 17, 2015
In the affected vehicles, the speedometer may not operate properly, possibly not displaying the vehicle's speed
Electrical system · 21 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.