21V864000
STEERING
Steering shaft separation can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2021 WESTERN STAR 49X
13 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2021 WESTERN STAR 49X carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns13
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints0
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 13
26V079000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
25V760000
SUSPENSION:CRITICAL FASTENERS
A loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.
25V326000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
24V668000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V208000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Hazard warning lights that flash improperly may cause confusion for other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 WESTERN STAR 49Xs 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.