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Service bulletin SBW54-077

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 id10181086
Published by NHTSA2020-10-15
Manufacturer's numberSBW54-077
Manufacturer's date2020-10-14
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

Western Star Service Bulletin for Ordering Options for Aftermarket Power Distribution Modules (PDMs). For certain Western Star 4700 or 5700 vehicles, power distribution modules (PDMs) are typically ordered in the aftermarket by serial number and populated with fuses and circuit breakers. It may take up to three weeks for a serial number specific PDM to be processed, made, and shipped to a dealership. In order to reduce the down time of a vehicle, an alternative PDM may be ordered fully populated with fuses and circuit breakers and delivered the next day. A cost increase may be associated with this option.

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

Vehicles listed
WESTERN STAR 47002020, 2021
WESTERN STAR 57002020, 2021

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20211722021-03-24. Electrical
21V2060002021-03-24. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20202172020-05-18. Electrical
20V2810002020-05-18. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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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