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White Truck Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1956–1988

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each White Truck model year it names.
5
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one White Truck model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
117
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
81
33 model years

Overview

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against White Truck vehicles. Our database also holds 117 safety recall campaigns covering at least one White Truck model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

White Truck models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

White Truck models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
White Truck1956–1988328
15001968–197309
1500 Series1973–197501
1550-051972–197301
15641970–197201
1564-041972–197301
40001970–197507
4000 Series196701
4500TD1965–197101
4564TD1965–197101
4564TDG1965–197101
4564TDVL1965–197101
4662T1971–197201
4964WD1972–197401
59001971–197201
60001968–197308
7000197201
74001971–197203
90001970–197507
9000 Series196701
9064TDVL1965–197101
9562T1971–197201
A421973–197401
A42B1973–197402
A641973–197401
A64B1973–197403
A64BT1973–197401
A64F1973–197401
Autocar1973–197602
CK64B1973–197401
Construcktor1973–197603
Construcktor 4364197201
Construcktor 4664197201
DC10364B197301
DC7366197601
DC7366S197601
DC9364B1973–197401
DC9364F1973–197401
DC99641973–197401
DCC10364B197401
K1975–197905
KK9364B1973–197401
Km197701
Ks1977–197901
RB21975–1979015
RB2L1976–197701
RB2M1975–197802
RB2S1975–197802
RB2S Series1978–197902
Rbl1972–197701
Rbm1972–197701
RBM64T197401
Rbs1972–197702
RBS42T06197401
RBS64T06197401
Rbw1975–197906
RC21975–1979012
RC2L1975–197801
RC2S1975–197801
RC2S42197801
RC64T04197401
Rcw1975–197905
Rcwl1975–197801
Rcws1975–197801
Road Boss1970–197908
Road Boss 21976–198002
Road Commander1969–1977014
Road Commander 21974–198008
Road Commander I197601
Road Xpeditor1973–1979010
Road Xpeditor 21977–197801
RX197501
RX21975–1979010
S42B1973–197402
S64B1973–197402
S64BT1973–197401
S64F1973–197402
SW641973–197402
Western Star1973–198208
Wsh197901
Xpeditor198801

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a White Truck vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
88V150000White Truck

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTORTHE SEAT CUSHION MAY INTERFERE WITH THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM KEEPING IT FROM LOCKING.

88V092000White Truck

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSDECALS WARNING NOT TO USE ETHER OR STARTING FLUIDS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AIR CLEANER AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL.

88V068000White Truck, Xpeditor

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLEINCORRECT BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO ATTACH THE REAR SUSPENSION TO THE CROSSMEMBER.

87V145000White Truck

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:FOOT CONTROL/VALVEFOOT CONTROLLED BRAKE VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION BY ALLOWING AIR PRESSURE TO BYPASS CONTROL PISTON O RING.

87V138000White Truck

SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARMTHE TANDEM SUSPENSION CURVED TORQUE RODS MAY FAIL AT A POINT WHERE THE TWO PIECE CENTER TUBE IS WELDED TOGETHER.

87V054000White Truck

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGESBRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY USED IN RIGHT HAND STATION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY WELDED AND COULD FAIL.

87V044000White Truck

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGSINCORRECT GRADE 5 BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO INSTALL THE FRONT SPRING FRONT PIN CAP, INSTEAD OF THE GRADE 8 REQUIRED.

86V133000White Truck

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANKAIR VOLUME CALCULATIONS ARE INCORRECT. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: TRUCKS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 121, AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable White Truck model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .