Service bulletin sb0164

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10141662
Published by NHTSA	2018-06-18
Manufacturer's number	sb0164
Manufacturer's date	2018-02-26
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

sb0164 MBE Engine Support Information

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2	2010 to 2018
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY CLASS	2010 to 2018
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V074000	2012-02-28. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
11V146000	2011-03-03. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10V341000	2010-07-27. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10V112000	2010-03-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009294	2009-10-14. Engine
09V400000	2009-10-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
09V366000	2009-09-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009270	2009-09-22. Engine

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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