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Service bulletin SF471

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 id10141030
Published by NHTSA2018-06-11
Manufacturer's numberSF471
Manufacturer's date2013-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

SF471-DLR Detroit Axles Driver-Controlled Differential Locks

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

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M22012
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA2012
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA2012
FREIGHTLINER CORONADO2012
WESTERN STAR 49002012

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
FL6622017-11-17. Service bulletin. FL662.-DLR Meritor MSF12 Non-Conforming Front Axle Beams
sb42712017-10-21. Service bulletin. sb4271 Rear Axle S-Cam Support Bracket Replacement
SF-471-AB2013-04-03. Service bulletin. DAIMLER TRUCK: THICKNESS AND EXCESS MATERIAL FROM DIE PUNCHING MAY PREVENT RETAINING SNAP RINGS FROM FULLY SEATING IN DIFFERENTIAL LOCK SHIFT FORK ASSEMBLIES, CAUSING DIFFERENTIAL LOCK TO REMAIN UNENGAGED OR ENGAGED. MODELS 2011-2012 BUSINESS CLASS M2, CASCADIA, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, WESTERN STAR 4900. *PE