Reliability & cost of ownership
Western Star 5900 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Western Star 5900? 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 5900 problems by model year
18 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 18 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2013 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2000 5900 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |