Service bulletin SB-49-12
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 | 10044353 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2012-06-14 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-49-12 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-05-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL |
NHTSA's summary
WESTERN STAR: AROUND THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRYSTAL OR POWDER BUILT UP INDICATES A LEAK CAUSED BY EVAPORATION OF DEF EXPOSED TO AIR AND/OR DAMPNESS. *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, Fuel system
| WESTERN STAR 4700 | 2012, 2013 |
|---|---|
| WESTERN STAR 4800 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| WESTERN STAR 48FX | |
| WESTERN STAR 4900 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 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) |
| WESTERN STAR 4900EX | 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| WESTERN STAR 4900EX | 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| WESTERN STAR 4900FA | 2000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| WESTERN STAR 4900FA | 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| WESTERN STAR 4900SA | 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| WESTERN STAR 5800 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| WESTERN STAR 5800 | 2002 |
| WESTERN STAR 5900 | |
| WESTERN STAR 5900 | 1994 |
| WESTERN STAR 5900 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| WESTERN STAR 5900 HEAVY DUTY | (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| WESTERN STAR 5900SS | (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| WESTERN STAR 59SS | |
| WESTERN STAR 6900 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION | |
| WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION | 1995 to 1999 |
| WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION | 2001 |
| WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION | 2009 to 2012 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 12V074000 | 2012-02-28. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL |
|---|---|
| 2012080 | 2012-02-27. Fuel System |
| 11V605000 | 2011-12-27. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL |
| 2011439 | 2011-12-22. Engine |
| 2011345 | 2011-09-19. Fuel System |
| 11V478000 | 2011-09-16. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL |
| 11V287000 | 2011-05-18. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP |
| 2011141 | 2011-03-29. Engine |
| 11V207000 | 2011-03-29. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| 11V146000 | 2011-03-03. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
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