Recall Register

2023 Western Star 57X: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2023 Western Star 57X. The newest campaign is 24V668000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Sep 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights. 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, 24V668000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 16,937 units in total.

  1. 24V668000Received . 16,890 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number F1009. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 23V348000Received . 47 units.

    Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023 Western Star 57X vehicles. The interior turn signals may flash too quickly and not align with the exterior turn signal flashing. Interior turn signals that consistently flash too quickly may not change their flash rate to alert the driver to replace the bulbs. An exterior turn signal bulb that is burnt out will not illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A nonfunctioning exterior turn signal may not notify other drivers of a turning vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will update the turn signal indicator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 13, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL975.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL975. 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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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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.

  1. 20212
  2. 20223
  3. 20232
  4. 20241
  5. 20253

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2023 Western Star 57X: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/western-star/57x/2023/. 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
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2023 Western Star 57X?
16,937 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 57X have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Western Star 57X, model years 2021 to 2025. 2 of them name the 2023 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Western Star 57X open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.