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Service bulletin 54-57

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 id10126728
Published by NHTSA2018-01-05
Manufacturer's number54-57
Manufacturer's date2014-02-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

54-57 - Powernet Troubleshooting Guide: Batteries, Path, Alternator, and Starter

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
WESTERN STAR 47002002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
WESTERN STAR 48002010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
WESTERN STAR 4900
WESTERN STAR 59002004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
WESTERN STAR 6900
WESTERN STAR CONSTELLATION2009 to 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
20260912026-03-03. Electrical
20216972021-11-12. Electrical
21V8820002021-11-12. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
18V1910002018-03-26. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20174602017-09-22. Electrical
17V5880002017-09-21. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
15V6200002015-10-02. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
15V3830002015-06-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

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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