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Western Star Trucks, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 4, 1988 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 100. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
STEERING ARMS USED ON FRONT AXLES CONTAIN DIMENSIONAL INCONSISTENCIES.
The risk
STEERING ARMS COULD EVENTUALLY DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS.
The remedy
REPLACE SUSPECT FRONT STEERING ARMS.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Western Star Heritage | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 88V131000.
Full record for the 1996 Western Star Heritage → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →