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2008 Freightliner Western Star problems

No complaints are listed for the 2008 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
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
3

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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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

3 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1

10049239

Date: 2012-10-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.

FREIGHTLINER (DAIMLER TRUCK): THE EXHAUST FLEX CLAMPS MAY COME LOOSE DUE TO THE ARTICULATION OF HEAVY CAB AND NEED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED, IF NECESSARY. MODELS 2008-2012 WESTERN STAR 4900. *PE

10030864

Date: 2009-06-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

DAIMLER TRUCK: IN CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE POWER WIRING TO THE CAB F61 100 AMP MEGA FUSE HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE LOAD SIDE OF THE MEGA FUSE, RATHER THAN THE LINE SIDE, BYPASSING THE FUSE. THE MEGA FUSE WIRING WILL BE INSPECTED, AND THE POWER WIRE WILL BE RELOCATED TO THE LINE SIDE OF THE

10029207

Date: 2008-11-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

FREIGHTLINER: SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH CLAMPS USED TO CONNECT THE CLEAN GAS INDUCTION (CGI) PLUMBING THAT MAY NOT PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SEAL, ALLOWING UNFILTER AIR INTO THE SYSTEM. THE CLAMPS WILL BE REPLACED. *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

Same model, other years

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Other Freightliner models, 2008

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