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2015 Western Star 4900

Model year 2015: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

14 recalls for the 2015 Western Star 4900 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Nov 17, 2021. Tires

NHTSA counts 307 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-896

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 14, 2019. Service brakes, air: supply: reservoir/tank

NHTSA counts 741 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 6, 2014 to Mar 3, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-370

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 31, 2018. Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly

NHTSA counts 1,256 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 1, 2011 to Jan 30, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-503

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 29, 2018. Service brakes, air

NHTSA counts 640 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 23, 2011 to Jun 5, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-351

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 15, 2017. Equipment

NHTSA counts 24,860 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 11, 2001 to Aug 19, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-810

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 27, 2017. Exterior lighting: brake lights; exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

NHTSA counts 438,255 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 27, 2007 to Nov 21, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-761

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 27, 2017. Service brakes, air

NHTSA counts 450 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 3, 2014 to Jan 31, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-124

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 5, 2016. Seat belts

NHTSA counts 1,944 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 22, 2013 to Sep 23, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-711

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 22, 2015. Power train: axle assembly

NHTSA counts 43 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 26, 2014 to Nov 6, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-859

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 17, 2015. Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

NHTSA counts 21 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 15, 2014 to Jan 30, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-383

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 30, 2015. Service brakes, air

NHTSA counts 3,732 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Oct 6, 2014 to Feb 16, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-185

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 27, 2015. Equipment

NHTSA counts 2,226 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 23, 2013 to Dec 4, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 15V-182

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 28, 2014. Service brakes, air: disc: chamber

NHTSA counts 1,580 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 17, 2014 to Nov 10, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 14V-758

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 3, 2014. Service brakes, air: antilock

NHTSA counts 3 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 24, 2013 to Apr 30, 2014.

  • NHTSA campaign 14V-527

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

1 complaint to NHTSA, received from Nov 4, 2014 to Nov 4, 2014.

  • None told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2015 Western Star 4900 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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