Reliability & cost of ownership
Freightliner Western Star Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Freightliner Western Star? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Freightliner Western Star problems by model year
5 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Western Star | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 Western Star | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 Western Star | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 Western Star | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |