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Service bulletin PB33-005-WST

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 id11020274
Published by NHTSA2025-07-08
Manufacturer's numberPB33-005-WST
Manufacturer's date2025-06-19
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

Parts Bulletin for Tie Rod Assembly Part Breakdown

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, 2021
WESTERN STAR 47X2022 to 2026
WESTERN STAR 49002020
WESTERN STAR 49X2021 to 2026
WESTERN STAR 57002020, 2021
WESTERN STAR 57X2022 to 2026
WESTERN STAR 69002020, 2021, 2022, 2023

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
22V7220002022-09-28. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
20213042021-05-19. Steering
21V3690002021-05-19. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
20212192021-04-12. Steering
21V2560002021-04-12. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY; STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
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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TechTalk77422020-11-03. Service bulletin. Tech Talk discussion on loose rear spring shackle bushings in the springs causing steer axle to shift on pins,
TechTalk47252020-09-30. Service bulletin. Tech Talk discussion about power steering fluid.
CALWST46-0022020-09-01. Service bulletin. Customer Advisory Letter for Torque Validation of Steering Wheel Mounting Bracket Bolts. Western Star 4700 & 4900 vehicles equipped with a certain steering wheel mounting bracket bolt installation may have a low toque value setting.