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Service bulletin RN-413-7

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 id10052248
Published by NHTSA2013-07-01
Manufacturer's numberRN-413-7
Manufacturer's date2013-05-20
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

PETERBILT: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. IN SOME TRUCKS, THERE IS TOO MUCH REFRIGERANT IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE COMPRESSOR AND FAN CLUTCH TO CYCLE EXCESSIVELY AND HVAC SYSTEM TO UNDER PERFORM DUE TO AN OVER CHARGE SITUATION. MODEL 2012-13 587. *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
PETERBILT 5872012, 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V6410002015-10-09. EQUIPMENT
15V1320002015-03-06. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; TIRES

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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32-0162020-04-03. Service bulletin. Information Only: Proper jump-starting voltage will eliminate high voltage related issues and equipment damage.
TIB43-0622019-10-04. Service bulletin. Information Only – This bulletin provides information about the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP) and Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (HDVIP).
34-0772019-05-13. Service bulletin. Information Only: Proper instructions for closure of power distribution box cover to prevent corrosion.
RN-514-12014-10-28. Service bulletin. PETERBILT: THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, WAS MANUFACTURED WITH DOT4 FLUID FOR CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER, MAY SEIZED DUE TO BORATE CRYSTALS FORMING. REPLACE DOT4 FLUID WITH DOT3 FLUID. MODELS 2013 579, 567, 587. *PE