22V919000
TIRES
Driving with tires that are not compatible with their rims can reduce tire performance, increasing the risk of a crash.
2020 WESTERN STAR 4700
12 safety recall campaigns, 6 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints6
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 12
22V338000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
21V965000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
A high pressure fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
21V896000
TIRES
Unapproved tires that are not rated for the vehicle can cause tire performance issues, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V326000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
21V206000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Damage to the ground harness may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1ENGINE
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
- 1STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 WESTERN STAR 4700s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.