{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Western Star recall 18V191 (FL-766): 2017-2019 Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700, and 6900 Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v191/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V191 (Western Star): An electrical arc can increase the risk of a fire. Western Star's own number: FL-766.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star 4700, Western Star 4900, Western Star 5700, Western Star 6900, model years 2017 to 2019. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 26 March 2018. 7,128 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700, and 6900 trucks. The affected trucks have a power stud that passes through the bulkhead. In certain circumstances the power stud may contact the bulkhead and result in an electrical arc. 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-766. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V191 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: “An electrical arc can increase the risk of a fire.” 18V191 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Electrical System:Wiring 26 March 2018 2017-2019 WESTERN STAR 4700, WESTERN STAR 4900, WESTERN STAR 5700, WESTERN STAR 6900 An electrical arc can increase the risk of a fire. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers wi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:36:48+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Western Star recall 18V191 (FL-766): 2017-2019 Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700, and 6900 Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v191/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}