22V338000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
2021 WESTERN STAR 5700
7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open).
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
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 7
21V369000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Detached or broken tie rod ends can result in steering loss, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V256000
STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
A fractured bolt may cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V206000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Damage to the ground harness may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V018000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
The loose bolt could result in the other caliper bolts to loosen. Insufficiently tightened bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
20V660000
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
A missing or improperly installed locking snap ring can result in wheel-end failure and potentially a wheel-off/separation condition, increasing the risk of crash.
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 WESTERN STAR 5700s 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.