{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Western Star recall 17V588 (FL-746): 2013-2018 Western Star 4700 Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v588/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V588 (Western Star): Battery cable contact with the axle yoke may cause the cable to chafe and short, increasing the risk of a fire.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star 4700, model years 2013 to 2018. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 21 September 2017. 32 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Western Star 4700 trucks. The battery cable may contact the all wheel drive axle yoke. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Western Star's own number for this recall: FL-746. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V588 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Battery cable contact with the axle yoke may cause the cable to chafe and short, increasing the risk of a fire.” 17V588 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery:Cables 21 September 2017 2013-2018 WESTERN STAR 4700 Battery cable contact with the axle yoke may cause the cable to chafe and short, increasing the risk of a fire. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery cables, repairing them as needed, free of charge. The recall began on Novem",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:18:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:11:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Western Star recall 17V588 (FL-746): 2013-2018 Western Star 4700 Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v588/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}