Western Star 4700
Owners filed 6 complaints across 23 model years of the Western Star 4700. The 2020 drew the most (2); the 2024 the fewest (1).
Model years23
Complaints6
Recalls127
Fires0
Deaths1
Every Western Star 4700 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2020 | 2 | 12 | — | — | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Western Star 4700 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 12 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.