Recall · 21V206000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 2 models over electrical system
5,111
Vehicles covered
2
Models
6
Model years
March 24, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Western Star 4700 and Western Star 5700 vehicles. The ground harness wiring may be undersized and may cause a connector to melt.
- What it can cause
- Damage to the ground harness may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ground harness, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin May 22, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-880.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Western Star4700 | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Western Star5700 | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 5,111 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 74% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Western Star vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 13 times before this, most recently in May 2020 as 20V281000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 17 other recalls published here, the newest being: 22V919000 (wheels), 22V338000 (equipment), 21V965000 (fuel system, diesel), 21V896000 (tires).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC with NHTSA on March 24, 2021 as campaign 21V206000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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