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2005 Freightliner Western Star problems

No complaints are listed for the 2005 Freightliner Western Star. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR.

At a glance

Complaints
0
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
3,500
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
1

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

05V185000

Date: 2005-04-27. Systems: WHEELS.

Defect: ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY PRE-STRESSED. THIS ALLOWS CRACKS TO DEVELOP OVER TIME.

Consequence: THIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WHEEL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 21, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

1 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1

10026181

Date: 2008-06-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

FREIGHTLINER (WESTERN STAR 4900): BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCHES-SANJEL CORP. ONLY. THE WIRING FOR THE BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH IS NOT CONSISTENT AMONG VEHICLES. EXISTING BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCHES WILL BE REPLACED. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
  • NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
WESTERN STAR0

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