Service bulletin FSC-SF-498-A
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 | 10055678 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2014-07-03 |
| Manufacturer's number | FSC-SF-498-A |
| Manufacturer's date | 2014-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD |
NHTSA's summary
DAIMLER TRUCKS: DURING ENGINE ROLL, INSIDE OF HOOD, AND BETWEEN HOOD TILT-ASSIST MOUNTING BRACKETS, IS AN INTERFERENCE DUE TO BRACKETS ARE DIFFERENT IN SIZE. *PE
The document
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Components
Body and frame
| WESTERN STAR 4900 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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