Western Star 4900

Owners filed 17 complaints across 26 model years of the Western Star 4900. The 2014 drew the most (3).

Model years26
Complaints17
Recalls236
Fires1
Deaths2

Which Western Star 4900 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Western Star 4900 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Western Star 4900 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20230
4———Routine
20220
7———Routine
20210
9———Routine
20201
7——SuspensionRoutine
20191
15——Service BrakesRoutine
20180
16———Routine
20170
16———Routine
20160
10———Routine
20151
14——Structure › BodyRoutine
20143
11—1Structure › BodyRoutine
20130
8———Routine
20121
81—Fuel/Propulsion SystemRoutine
20111
14——StructureRoutine
20100
14———Routine
20091
16——Visibility/WiperRoutine
20080
17———Routine
20070
14———Routine
20061
10——Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine
20052
7——Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac SystemRoutine
20040
5———Routine
20030
2———Routine
20021
2—1Tires › SidewallRoutine
20012
3—1Suspension › Multiple AxleFatalities reported
20000
3———Routine
19990
2———Routine
19982
2——TiresRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.