NHTSA recall 20V281000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 20V281000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-852 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Reported | 2020-05-18 |
| Owners notified | 2020-06-23 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Units potentially affected | 2987 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 2 to 2025 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-04-22 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2987 |
| Reported remedied | 2808 (94%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Western Star 4700 and 5700 vehicles. A particular wire in the ground harness may be undersized, possibly resulting in a melted connector in the ground circuit harness. If the connector becomes damaged, under certain circumstances, the engine may stall without the ability to restart.
What can happen
An engine stall may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ground harness, free of charge. This recall began June 23, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-852.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2019 WESTERN STAR 4700 | |
|---|---|
| 2020 WESTERN STAR 4700 | |
| 2021 WESTERN STAR 4700 | |
| 2019 WESTERN STAR 5700 | |
| 2020 WESTERN STAR 5700 | |
| 2021 WESTERN STAR 5700 |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 17TS-12REV | 2020-01-03. Service bulletin. Technical Service Letter for GHG17 Heavy Duty Engine Platform 1-BOX Aftertreatment System (ATS) Wire Harness experiencing chaffing caused by vibration and dirt collecting in the harness conduit. |
|---|---|
| sb54072 | 2019-08-05. Service bulletin. HDEP MCM 21 Pin Service Jumper Replacement |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.