Western Star 496
Owners filed 1 complaints across 1 model years of the Western Star 496. The 1996 drew the most (1); the 1996 the fewest (1).
Model years1
Complaints1
Recalls0
Fires0
Deaths1
Every Western Star 496 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger,bracket | Fatalities reported |
Which Western Star 496 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1996 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the suspension › front › springs › leaf spring assembly › hanger,bracket.
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.