Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Western Star 4900, 2024 Freightliner Cascadia, and 2027 Western Star 49X vehicles. The Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed on the Federal Certification Label is incorrect, which can allow...
1998-2023 · 26 model years
Western Star 4900 Problems by year
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the Western Star 4900 across 26 model years, and it has 84 recalls. The 2019 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1), while 1998, 2002 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the wheels & tires, followed by the body, doors & structure.
- Complaints
- 17
- Recalls
- 84
- Crashes
- 3
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Deaths
- 2
4900 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common 4900 problems
Western Star 4900 recalls 84
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023 Western Star 4900 and Western Star 6900 vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally. As such, these...
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 FCCC Shuttle Chassis, 2022-2023 FCCC RV Chassis, FCCC Van Chassis, Van Chassis Gas, 2023 Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Business Class M2, Thomas Built Bus School Bus Chassis, Western...
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Freightliner 114SD, 2023 Freightliner 122SD, 2020 Western Star 4700, 2019-2022 Western Star 4900, 2019-2023 Freightliner Business Class M2, and 2021 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The...
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Western Star 4700 and 2023 Western Star 4900, 49X, 6900, and Freightliner 114SD vehicles. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to crack and allowing the...
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Western Star 4700 and 5700, 2022 Western Star 4900, and 2020-2023 Freightliner New Cascadia vehicles. The Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed on the...
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Western Star 4900 and 4700 vehicles. The seat belts may not be secured properly.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023 Western Star 4900 trucks. The inversion valve air lines may have been incorrectly installed, potentially reducing brake performance.
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Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Western Star 4900 vehicles. The steering shaft pinch bolt may not have been properly tightened, allowing the steering shaft to separate from the steering gear.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2012-2021 Freightliner SD 108, Freightliner SD 114, 2016-2020 Freightliner Coronado, 2013 Western Star 6900, 2013-2022 Western Star 4700, Western Star 4900, and 2022 49X vehicles. The tires and...
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700, and 6900 trucks. The affected trucks have a power stud that passes through the bulkhead. In certain circumstances, the power stud may contact the bulkhead...
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Freightliner 114SD, 122SD, Business Class M2, Cascadia, 108SD, Western Star 4900, 4700, 5700, Custom Chass RV Chassis, Custom Chass S2 Chassis, Custom Chass XC Chassis, Custom Chass XB...
Latest 4900 complaints
Hi I had a trailer hitch failure yesterday causing the trailer to disconnect from the tow vehicle. The failure occurred at a faulty weld on the receiver hitch. The receiver hitch is a Angcosy one position hook mount 20,000 lb. 9" length model. Where the receiver tube is welded to the hitch mounting plate the weld failed causing the trailer to seperate from the tow vehicle. Upon examining the failed weld you could see there was no weld penetrating the hitch plate itself. Luckily I was moving the trailer on my...
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property at a speed of 3 MPH, so no real damage done. I use this hitch for towing woodchippers and other car type trailers down the highway. If this would have occurred at highway speeds with the trailer becoming disconnected from the tow vehicle the results could have been life threatening. The hitch in question was in like new condition and only used 4-5 times. I bought the hitch thru Amazon and have notified them of the problem the faulty receiver hitch posses.
I was driving my dump truck on highway 99 in Washington county, North Carolina carrying a load of milling when the front driver side tire blew out causing me to lose control and end up in a deep ditch on the opposite side of the road. Luckily there was know one traveling in that direction. My dump truck was totaled.
Center pin in front leaf springs is not long enough to enter hole in front axle which, keeps them from moving side to side and front to rear. This caused axle to move front and back egg shaping the spacers and causing u bolts to loosen. This could have been catastrophic if it had not been caught by mechanic after I noticed something not being right. The front axle could have folded under the weight of the truck had I had to apply the brakes hard to stop which could have caused a terrible accident. This has kept me...
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in the shop for over a week. Now I have a huge bill and a truck note to pay because of negligence on behalf of western star trucks.There are other trucks that have experienced this same problem and no cure found from western star not to mention how many truck are on the highway right now with the same issue like a ticking time bomb. They have denied responsibility for this but, the truck came from their factory this way and the new springs had the the same size center pin so, the mechanic had to find longer center pins that would actually go down into the axle. I have some pictures and crows truck center in Memphis did the work and we have kept all of the old parts. The mechanic notated his findings on the invoice.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 western star 4900sb. While the vehicle was stopped on an incline and attempting to set the parking/emergency brake, the driver had to remove his foot from the brake pedal. As a result, the vehicle rolled backwards. The contact indicated that the only way to activate the parking/emergency brake was to remove his foot from the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to freightliner northwest (13232 case rd sw, oympia, wa), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 600.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 western star 4900 truck. The contact stated that the cabin design was defective and caused regen fumes to penetrate inside the truck. The contact suffered headaches, nausea, eye irritation, and dis-orientation while driving due to the fumes. The manufacturer was notified. The vin and failure mileage were not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 western star 4900. While driving various speeds, the fuel line cracked and began leaking fuel. The contact stated that the failure resulted in the vehicle catching fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 280,471.
Questions about the Western Star 4900
Which Western Star 4900 years have the most problems?
Which Western Star 4900 years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Western Star 4900 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the wheels & tires (6), body, doors & structure (4), visibility & wipers (3) most often.
How many recalls does the Western Star 4900 have?
NHTSA lists 84 recalls across all Western Star 4900 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data