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Service bulletin SF-398A-F

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10029207
Published by NHTSA2009-06-26
Manufacturer's numberSF-398A-F
Manufacturer's date2008-11-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

FREIGHTLINER: SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH CLAMPS USED TO CONNECT THE CLEAN GAS INDUCTION (CGI) PLUMBING THAT MAY NOT PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SEAL, ALLOWING UNFILTER AIR INTO THE SYSTEM. THE CLAMPS WILL BE REPLACED. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M22006 to 2008
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA2006, 2007, 2008
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY ST2006 to 2008
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA2006, 2007, 2008
FREIGHTLINER CORONADO2006, 2007, 2008
FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR2006 to 2008
STERLING A-LINE2006 to 2008
STERLING L-LINE2006 to 2008

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
14V0800002014-02-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
12V0740002012-02-28. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
11V1460002011-03-03. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10V3410002010-07-27. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10V1120002010-03-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20092942009-10-14. Engine
09V4000002009-10-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
09V3660002009-09-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20092702009-09-22. Engine
09V0860002009-03-13. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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