1996 Western Star 496

Fatalities reported

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › springs › leaf spring assembly › hanger,bracket. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger,bracket1
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What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger,bracket1 killed
Filed Aug 30, 2001AL

THE DEFENDANT VEHICLE'S FRONT HANGER BOLT ON THE LEFT FRONT END OF THE TRUCK FAILED AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE IT STRUCK THE ATTORNEY'S CLIENTS VEHICLE KILLING HIM. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *YH

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

1 death reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.