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Service bulletin sb54278

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 id10141759
Published by NHTSA2018-06-18
Manufacturer's numbersb54278
Manufacturer's date2018-02-26
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

sb54278 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, 12-volt battery, Alternator, Starter

Vehicles listed
FREIGHTLINER 108SD2016, 2017, 2018
FREIGHTLINER 114SD2016, 2017, 2018
FREIGHTLINER 122SD2016 to 2018
FREIGHTLINER ARGOSY2016, 2017, 2018
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M22016 to 2018
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA2016, 2017, 2018
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY CLASS2016 to 2018
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA2016, 2017, 2018
FREIGHTLINER CORONADO2016, 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
20V5250002020-08-31. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; STRUCTURE

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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54-2752018-06-11. Service bulletin. 54-275 - Chassis-Mounted Trailer PDM, Battery Power Cable Terminal Corrosion