Reliability & cost of ownership
Western Star 4800 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Western Star 4800? 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.
Western Star 4800 problems by model year
7 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 4800 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 4800 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 4800 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 4800 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2000 4800 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |