The Used Car Index

2002 Western Star 4800 problems

No complaints are listed for the 2002 Western Star 4800. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as WESTERN STAR 4800.

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
5

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

5 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
EQUIPMENT1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL1

10151512

Date: 2018-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Operating Hours for the Customer Assistance Center

10056548

Date: 2015-03-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

WESTERN STAR: INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED TO HELP REDUCE VIBRATION ON POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULES (PDM), TO PREVENT CRACKING OF FUSES ON HORIZONTALLY MOUNTED POWERTRAIN. *PE UPDATED 03/02/15*LJ

10044782

Date: 2012-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.

WESTERN STAR: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SOME TRUCKS WILL EXPERIENCE SEVERE SHAKING OR SHIMMYING. MODELS CONSTELLATION, 4700, 4800, 4900, 6900 AND 5900. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 11/1/12. *PE

10046783

Date: 2012-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.

WESTERN STAR: AN ISSUE WITH THERMAL OVERLOAD ON BENDIX AIR DISC BRAKES WHERE ABS SENSOR WIRES MELTS, BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILS TO PROPERLY OPERATE DUE TO VENT HOLE IN BOTTOM NOT OPENING, CALIPERS COATED WITH RED OR BRIGHT ORANGE DUST AND TAPPED AND/OR GUIDE PIN BOOTS MELTED OR OTHERWISE SHOWS HEAT DAMAG

10044353

Date: 2012-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL.

WESTERN STAR: AROUND THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRYSTAL OR POWDER BUILT UP INDICATES A LEAK CAUSED BY EVAPORATION OF DEF EXPOSED TO AIR AND/OR DAMPNESS. *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
48000

Same model, other years

All model years | All Western Star models

Other Western Star models, 2002

Sources

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