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2022 Western Star 49X

Model year 2022: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

  • NHTSA: don’t drive it or park it outside, for one of its recalls
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?

17 recalls for the 2022 Western Star 49X in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

NHTSA advises some owners not to drive it, or to park it outside: see below.

Source:

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

Sep 9, 2026. Electronic stability control (esc); service brakes, air: antilock

NHTSA counts 2,404 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 13, 2021 to Jul 28, 2021.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-583

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 11, 2026. Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

NHTSA counts 26,960 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-079

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 4, 2025. Suspension: critical fasteners

NHTSA counts 18,783 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 25V-760

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 23, 2025. Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

NHTSA counts 22,271 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Dec 23, 2020 to Jan 19, 2022.

  • NHTSA campaign 25V-326

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 10, 2024. Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking; exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 16,890 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 26, 2019 to Jul 31, 2024.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-668

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 8, 2024. Suspension: front: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger,bracket

NHTSA counts 49 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 16, 2021 to Nov 27, 2023.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-084

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 10, 2023. Electronic stability control (esc); service brakes, air: antilock: modulator

NHTSA counts 70,167 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-073

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 1, 2022. Service brakes, air: antilock: modulator; forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control

NHTSA counts 219,390 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-817

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 12, 2022. Steering

NHTSA counts 200 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-681

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Aug 29, 2022. Structure: body: hood

NHTSA counts 3,498 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-654

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 4, 2022. Service brakes, air: disc: caliper

NHTSA counts 15 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-299

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 8, 2022. Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages

NHTSA counts 689 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-230

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 7, 2022. Structure: body

NHTSA counts 2,284 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-227

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 13, 2021. Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

NHTSA counts 2,843 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-965

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

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

Nov 5, 2021. Steering

NHTSA’s advice: Do not drive

NHTSA counts 479 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-864

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 25, 2021. Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables

NHTSA counts 122,056 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-481

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

1 complaint to NHTSA, received from May 12, 2024 to May 12, 2024.

  • 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 2022 Western Star 49X 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.

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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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