2004 Western Star 4900EX: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2004 Western Star 4900EX. The newest campaign is 04V590000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Dec 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Driveline. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V590000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the suspect male shaft yokes. The recall began on april 4, 2005. Owners should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,370 units in total.
04V590000Received . 1,095 units.
Power Train / Driveline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain vehicles, there is a defect in the interaxle driveline yokes. The bolt holes located on the earwork of the male shaft yokes were manufactured with an oversized minor thread diameter.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition allows the bolts used in the holes to become detached which could result in a driveline separation. Driveline separation could result in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the suspect male shaft yokes. The recall began on april 4, 2005. Owners should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-436. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
04V120000Received . 275 units.
Steering / Linkages / Drag / Power Assist System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks and truck-tractors equipped with trw drag link assemblies, the replacement clamp and drag link assemblies contain a potentially defective 5/8-11-grade b prevailing torque hex nut. If the final tightening is less than 65 lb.-ft., the clamp load would be unacceptably low and could compromise the integrity of the drag link.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could result in the ball socket separating and cause loss of steering control, increasing the risk of personal injury or a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the affected hex nut(s). Owner notification began on may 21, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL422. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 20031
- 20042
- 20061
- 20071
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Western Star 4900EXThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Western Star 4900EX: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/western-star/4900ex/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FREIGHTLINER LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Western Star 4900EX?
- 1,370 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Western Star 4900EX have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Western Star 4900EX, model years 2003 to 2007. 2 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Western Star 4900EX open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.