{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Western Star recall 21V864 (FL905): 2021-2022 Western Star 49X",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v864/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V864 (Western Star): Steering shaft separation can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Western Star 49x, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 5 November 2021. 479 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Western Star 49X vehicles. The steering shaft may not have been properly installed, causing it to separate from the steering gear. 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: FL905. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V864 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: “Steering shaft separation can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V864 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Steering 5 November 2021 2021-2022 WESTERN STAR 49X This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold. Steering shaft separation can result in a loss of steering control, increasing the ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:09:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:15:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Western Star recall 21V864 (FL905): 2021-2022 Western Star 49X\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v864/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}