Western Star 4900
Owners filed 17 complaints across 26 model years of the Western Star 4900. The 2014 drew the most (3); the 2023 the fewest (0).
Model years26
Complaints17
Recalls236
Fires1
Deaths2
Every Western Star 4900 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 7 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 15 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 1 | 14 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2014 | 3 | 11 | — | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 14 | — | — | Structure | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 1 | 16 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 10 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 | — | — | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | Tires › Sidewall | Routine | |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | Suspension › Multiple Axle | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine |
Which Western Star 4900 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the structure › body. It carries 11 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.