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Western Star Constellation

Every Western Star Constellation model year on file, 1995 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years141995 to 2019
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins840Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 33% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.75119951997199912009201120132019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Western Star Constellation complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1
Steering
1
Structure
1
Electrical system
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Western Star Constellation 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.

Western Star Constellation by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019Not decoded0NoneNone0017
2016Not decoded0NoneNone0041
2015Not decoded0NoneNone0038
2013Not decoded0NoneNone00125
2012Not decoded0NoneNone10149
2011Sedan10.0510135
2010Not decoded0NoneNone10134
2009Not decoded0NoneNone10128
2001Truck10.0500013
1999Heavy truck10.0331011
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0011
1997Not decoded0NoneNone2113
1996Not decoded0NoneNone2114
1995Not decoded0NoneNone2111
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Western Star Constellation

  • 11V-330 Jun 21, 2011
    Bolt attaching a rubber isolator to a support bracket may become loose and back out, potentially contacting an un-fused starter cable and creating…
    Electrical system · 48k vehicles
  • 01V-044-002 Feb 21, 2001
    Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw
    Steering · 16k vehicles
  • 97V-151 Sep 14, 1997
    Vehicle description: heavy duty 6x4 trucks equipped with either hendrickson rt/rs series suspensions or chalmers 800 series suspensions, with a…
    Brakes · 40 vehicles
  • 97V-075 Apr 25, 1997
    Vehicle description: conventional trucks and truck/tractors equipped with a firewall adapter plate for the steering shaft boot
    Steering · 14 vehicles
  • 96V-148 Aug 1, 1996
    Brake return spring can contact the hub
    Brakes · 88 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.