By model year
Western Star 6900 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 6900
Every Western Star 6900 model year on file, 2015 to 2023. 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 years92015 to 2023
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,004Summed 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 6900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2020 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 2019 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 171 |
| 2018 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 1 | 387 |
| 2017 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 1 | 427 |
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | 434 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 1 | 356 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Western Star 6900
- 24V-013 Jan 10, 2024
Defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally
Brakes · 149 vehicles - 22V-722 Sep 28, 2022
Tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to crack and allowing the tie rods to separate
Steering · 36 vehicles - 21V-882 Nov 12, 2021
Affected trucks have a power stud that passes through the bulkhead
Electrical system · 6,100 vehicles - 18V-191 Mar 26, 2018
Affected trucks have a power stud that passes through the bulkhead
Electrical system · 7,128 vehicles - 17V-810 Dec 15, 2017
These vehicles are equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers that may become clogged, preventing the…
Equipment · 25k vehicles - 17V-761 Nov 27, 2017
After hard brake applications, the brake light pressure switch may not activate the brake lights with a light application of the brake pedal
Lighting · 438k vehicles - 17V-450 Jul 19, 2017
Affected engines have a fuel pump whose drive gear may slip on its drive shaft, resulting in a loss of fuel pump function
Fuel system · 74 vehicles - 15V-182 Mar 27, 2015
These fire extinguishers may not fully discharge as designed when the lever is repeatedly pressed and released
Equipment · 2,226 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.