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Service bulletin sbw2018

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10142301
Published by NHTSA2018-06-25
Manufacturer's numbersbw2018
Manufacturer's date2015-01-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

sbw2018 Western Star 4800 and 4900 Radiator Mounting

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

Engine, Cooling system, Radiator

Vehicles listed
WESTERN STAR 48002010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
WESTERN STAR 49002002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

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