Service bulletin SF183AB
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 612106 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-06-05 |
| Manufacturer's number | SF183AB |
| Manufacturer's date | 2000-01-01 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT |
NHTSA's summary
SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE DS402 AND DS404 AXLES HAVE AXLE SHAFTS TO SUIT SHORT BARREL HUBS, BUT THE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH LONG BARREL HUBS, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT AXLE SHAFT SPLINE ENGGEMENT WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR SET. THE MODIFICATION CONSISTS OF REMOVING AND REPLACING ALL FOUR EXISTING AXLE SHAFTS, WITH NEW LONGER SHAFTS. *TT
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Transmission and driveline, Axle
| FREIGHTLINER LEGACY | 1999 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.