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Service bulletin SB-83-130

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 id10030484
Published by NHTSA2009-10-14
Manufacturer's numberSB-83-130
Manufacturer's date2009-06-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

FREIGHTLINER: SOME TRUCKS MAY HAVE THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR HARNESS ROUTED SUCH THAT IT CAN BE CHAFFED ON A RADIATOR BAFFLE. IF THE HARNESS IS RUBBED THROUGH, THE AC MAY NOT FUNCTION. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
17V8100002017-12-15. EQUIPMENT
12V4050002012-08-16. EQUIPMENT

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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