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2001 Western Star Constellation problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2001 Western Star Constellation, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION.

At a glance

Complaints
1
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
13

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

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGEXHAUST SYSTEM1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

13 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
SUSPENSION4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER2
STEERING2
STRUCTURE2
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1

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

10043820

Date: 2012-02-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION.

WESTERN STAR: LUBRICATE WHEEL BEARINGS, REAR DRIVE AXLES. *JS

10039278

Date: 2011-06-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS: FUEL LINE FITTING REPLACEMENT INFORMATION. *RM

10039621

Date: 2011-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS: THE REAR SUSPENSION AIR-SPRING ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. *RM

10039622

Date: 2011-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS: INSTRUCTIONS TO REMOVE, INSPECT, AND RESEAL THE LOWER PINION COVER ON THE REAR AXLES. *RM

10039623

Date: 2011-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS: INFORMATION ON WHEEL BEARING LUBRICATION IN THE REAR AXLE. *RM

10039624

Date: 2011-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS: THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITH A DIFFERENT VERSION PUMP. *RM

10038246

Date: 2011-03-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

WESTERN STAR TRUCKS: THERE ARE NEW CGI BELLOWS DUE TO CURRENT ONES THAT ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. *RM

10036726

Date: 2010-12-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

WESTERN STAR: CAB FRONT CROSSMEMBER RETROFIT; 109BBC RAISED CAB. SOME RAISED CAB TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES OF THE CAB FRONT CROSSMEMBER AN ALTERNATE CROSSMEMBER HAS BEEN DESIGNED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE

10033172

Date: 2010-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

WESTERN STAR: TRW TAS85 STEERING GEAR INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST. SOME TRW TAS85 STEERING GEARS HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE. THESE STEERING GEARS ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS THAT HAVE A PRESSURE RELIEF RATING GREATER THAN 2175 PSI (150 BAR). THE INTERNAL REL

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
CONSTELLATION1

Same model, other years

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Other Western Star models, 2001

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