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Service bulletin sb54271

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10140914
Published by NHTSA2018-06-11
Manufacturer's numbersb54271
Manufacturer's date2012-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

sb54271 Early Failure of 8A31 AGM Primary Batteries

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, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA2013
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY CLASS2013

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

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