1997 Western Star Constellation: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Western Star Constellation. The newest campaign is 97V151000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Sep 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Low Pressure Warning / Switch. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 97V151000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an in-line quick release valve in each of the drop lines to the rear most brake chambers.
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. 54 units in total.
97V151000Received . 40 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Low Pressure Warning / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty 6x4 trucks equipped with either hendrickson rt/rs series suspensions or chalmers 800 series suspensions, with a wheel base greater than 250 inches, and western star's air '96' air brake system without anti-lock brakes. These vehicles do not meet the air brake release time required by FMVSS no. 121, "air brake systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Air brake release time may be longer than anticipated by the operator increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an in-line quick release valve in each of the drop lines to the rear most brake chambers.
Report filed by WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V075000Received . 14 units.
Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: conventional trucks and truck/tractors equipped with a firewall adapter plate for the steering shaft boot. Insufficient clearance between the top of the steering shaft and the top of the opening in the adapter plate can cause the steering shaft to contact the top of the firewall adapter opening wearing a groove in the steering shaft. If the groove is allowed to wear deep enough, the shaft can fail.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the steering shaft fails, steering control will be lost increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the firewall adapter plate on the affected vehicles.
Report filed by WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.. 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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ98004 | Recall query | STEERING COLUMNS | Steering / Gear Box (Other Than Rack and Pinion) | 18 Mar 1998 | 7 Oct 1998 | 97V075000 |
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.
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 1997 Western Star ConstellationThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Western Star Constellation: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/western-star/constellation/1997/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.
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 1997 Western Star Constellation?
- 54 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 Constellation have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Western Star Constellation, model years 1995 to 2012. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Western Star Constellation open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.