Western Star 49x
Owners filed 1 complaints across 8 model years of the Western Star 49x. The 2022 drew the most (1); the 2027 the fewest (0).
Model years8
Complaints1
Recalls80
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Western Star 49x years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2022 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 17 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.