# NHTSA recall 21V206000

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: 21V206000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-880
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-03\-24
- Owners notified: 2021\-07\-16
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 5111
- Part numbers: A66\-13193\-001, A66\-13193\-004 and \-005

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2019\-2021 Western Star 4700 and Western Star 5700 vehicles.  The ground harness wiring may be undersized and may cause a connector to melt.


## What can happen

Damage to the ground harness may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ground harness, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin May 22, 2021.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-880.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-02
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5111
- Reported remedied: 4276 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2021/recalls.md)
- [2019 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [17TS\-12REV](/bulletins/10169699.md), 2020-01-03, Service bulletin
- [sb54072](/bulletins/10163472.md), 2019-08-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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