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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 id10185927
Published by NHTSA2021-01-28
Manufacturer's numberCALShackle
Manufacturer's date2021-01-08
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT; STEERING

NHTSA's summary

Customer Advisory Letter for Threaded Pin and Bushing. Western Star Trucks built in 2020 with threaded pins and bushings have been found with loose shackles on the rear of the steering axle suspension. The pins are seizing from lack of lube causing the shackle to rotate on the pin.

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

Equipment and accessories, Steering, Suspension

Vehicles listed
WESTERN STAR 47002020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
22V3380002022-05-16. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20V6340002020-10-14. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; TIRES
20V5390002020-09-03. SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
20V2110002020-04-10. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB-32-020-WST2026-03-27. Service bulletin. Technical Service Bulletin for TufTrac M12 Bolts
PB33-005-WST2025-07-08. Service bulletin. Parts Bulletin for Tie Rod Assembly Part Breakdown
SS778-WST2025-01-29. Other. Service Solution for Power Steering Reservoir Fill Cap Venting
SS734-WST2024-06-05. Other. Service Solution for Thread Spring Pin Suspension Alignment & Installation
SBW54-0742022-02-05. Service bulletin. Revised Western Star Service Bulletin for Pana-Pacific 540 Radio Controls Not Operating Normally. Minor note: added an update of document previously submitted. The related VMRS codes are added
WSTCAE180-20202021-05-18. Service bulletin. Portland Truck Plant Paint Changes
WSTCAE177-20202021-05-18. Service bulletin. Meritor Transfer Case Updates
WSTCAE176-20202021-05-18. Service bulletin. Removable Front Tow Hook Changes
WSTCAE172-20202021-05-18. Service bulletin. Tractor Reflective Devices
WSTCAE171-20192021-05-18. Service bulletin. Allison FuelSense 2.0