1996 Western Star Conventional: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1996 Western Star Conventional. The newest campaign is 96V124003. NHTSA received the report on 1 Aug 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension. NHTSA has 1 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, 96V124003, in the NHTSA record
Owner notification is being conducted by neway anchorlok. Dealers will inspect and replace all suspension suspension beams with suspension beams containing appropriate shafts.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 373 units in total.
96V124003Received . 36 units.
Suspension
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The equalizing beam shaft of the tandem axle suspension were manufactured from as-rolled sae4140 steel rather than the specified annealed sae4140. These shafts can fracture inside the beam at the toe of the weld.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Vehicles are subject to vehicle tilt and possible rollover in the event that both equalizing beams, on the same side of the vehicle, experience a simultaneous shaft failure. Affected suspensions can also drop and contact the road surface generating sparks which could ignite flammable material.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owner notification is being conducted by neway anchorlok. Dealers will inspect and replace all suspension suspension beams with suspension beams containing appropriate shafts.
Report filed by WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC..
96V100000Received . 325 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Interior/Under Dash
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The windshield wiper arm can interfere with the main cab dash harness which passes behind the center dash section. The wiper arm can wear through one or more of the wires in the harness and cause a short circuit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In electronic engines (caterpillar only) or dda engines, the engine would stop. If the engine were to stop suddenly when the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and maneuvering through traffic, there would be a potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will modify the main cab wiring harness routing.
Report filed by WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC..
96V053000Received . 12 units.
Service Brakes, Air
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These trucks were not built with inversion valves due to a programming error. The inversion valve provides modulated spring brake application during emergency braking when the "a" portion of the air brake system has failed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In an emergency situation, the brake system would not work properly increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an inversion valve in these 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.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Jan 1999
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
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.
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 1996 Western Star ConventionalThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Western Star Conventional: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/western-star/conventional/1996/. 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
- 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 1996 Western Star Conventional?
- 373 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Western Star Conventional have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 18 recall campaigns for the Western Star Conventional, model years 1983 to 1999. 3 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Western Star Conventional name most often?
- Power Train: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Western Star Conventional open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.