Reliability & cost of ownership
Western Star 4900 SA Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Western Star 4900 SA? 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 4900 SA problems by model year
10 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 10 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 4900 SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |