26V079000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
A short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
2023 WESTERN STAR 47X
12 safety recall campaigns, 1 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints1
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
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.
23V238000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
A detached steering arm can result in a sudden loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V073000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Brakes that pull to one side may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2023 WESTERN STAR 47Xs 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.