Reliability & cost of ownership
Western Star 4900SA Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Western Star 4900SA? 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 4900SA problems by model year
2 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 2 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 4900SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 4900SA | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |