NHTSA campaign 96V022000
Western Star Recall 96V-022: Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
NHTSA recall 96V022000 was reported by WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. on January 5, 1996, with 21 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Star Conventional for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on February 27, 1996, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 96V022000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 96V022000 (also written 96V-022 or 96V022)
- Filed by
- WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 21 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V022000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Western Star
Western Star Conventional
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1988 – October 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V022000.
Defect description
THESE HEAVY TRUCKS WERE EQUIPPED WITH EXHAUST MUFFLERS WITHOUT HEAT SHIELDING.
Safety consequence
SOMEONE WORKING BEHIND THE CAB COULD CONTACT THE HOT MUFFLER CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. ALSO SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH DECK PLATES WITH NO GRAB HANDLES FOR ACCESS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL MUFFLER SHIELDS AND, WHERE NECESSARY, GRAB HANDLES.
Notes
SYSTEM: EXHAUST; MUFFLER.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS AND TRUCK/TRACTORS. NOTE: 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 WESTERN STAR AT 1-604-860-3319. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V022000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.