Service bulletin FL-581-AB
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10039654 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2011-08-08 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-581-AB |
| Manufacturer's date | 2011-01-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT |
NHTSA's summary
DAIMLER TRUCK SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A STEERING COMPONENT MAY CRACK AND POSSIBLY BREAK UNDER SEVERE STEERING CONDITIONS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LESS STEERING CONTROL. *RM
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
Steering, Tie rods and steering linkage
| WESTERN STAR 4900 SA | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 04V120000 | 2004-03-08. STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.