Recall · 21V864000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled the WESTERN STAR 49X over steering
Do not drive until repaired. NHTSA issues this where it considers the risk immediate, and it stands until the repair is done.
479
Vehicles covered
1
Model
2
Model years
November 5, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Western Star 49X vehicles. The steering shaft may not have been properly installed, causing it to separate from the steering gear.
- What it can cause
- Steering shaft separation can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Owners are advised to not drive their vehicles until the inspection has been performed. Dealers will inspect the steering shaft and repair it, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 12, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is 905.
- 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.nhtsa.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 Star49X | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 479 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 50% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Western Star vehicles have been recalled over the steering 13 times before this, most recently in May 2021 as 21V369000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 17 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V583000 (service brakes, air), 26V079000 (electrical system), 25V760000 (suspension), 25V326000 (electrical system).
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 November 5, 2021 as campaign 21V864000. 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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