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Service bulletin CAL WS 46-001

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 id10164535
Published by NHTSA2019-09-07
Manufacturer's numberCAL WS 46-001
Manufacturer's date2019-09-06
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

Customer Advisory Letter for Steering Column Pinch Bolt Inspection

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

Steering

Vehicles listed
WESTERN STAR 47002020
WESTERN STAR 57002020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20195392019-10-25. Steering
19V7690002019-10-25. STEERING

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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