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Service bulletins for the 2006 Freightliner Columbia

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.

213 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SB-46-512011-08-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. FREIGHTLINER: THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *RM
SB-35-262011-08-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. FREIGHTLINER: INFORMATION ON LUBRICATING THE WHEEL BEARINGS OF THE REAR DRIVE AXLES. *RM
SB-35-252011-08-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. FREIGHTLINER: PROCEDURE OF REMOVING A LOWER PINION COVER IN THE REAR AXLES AND HOW TO RESEAL IT. *RM
SB-49-282011-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DAIMLER TRUCKS: THERE ARE NEW CGI BELLOWS, BECAUSE THE OLD ONES ARE PRONE TO FATIGUE AND MAY FAIL. *RM UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
SB-46-482010-07-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). FREIGHTLINER: TRW TAS85 STEERING GEAR INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST. SOME TRW TAS85 STEERING GEARS HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE. THESE STEERING GEARS ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS THAT HAVE A PRESSURE RELIEF RATING GREATER THAN 2175 PSI (150 BAR). THE INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE LIMITS MAXIMUM SUPPLY PRESSURE TO PROTECT THE STEERING GEAR. MODELS FLD CONVENTIONAL, CENTURY CLASS CONVENTIONAL, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, BUSINESS CLASS M2 AND CASCADIA. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-46-472010-01-13. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY; STEERING:RACK AND PINION. FREIGHTLINER TRUCK: INNER TIE ROD INSPECTION AND REPAIR, RACK AND PINION GEAR. INCREASED LENGTH OF THE DRIVER SIDE INNER TIE ROD (IF THE INNER TIE ROD UNTHREADS FROM THE RACK) MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL STEER TIRE WEAR DUE TO HIGH TOE IN OR AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CORRECT TOE IN ADJUSTMENT. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-54-2472010-01-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. FREIGHTLINER TRUCK: INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON CENTURY CLASS AND COLUMBIA TRUCKS. ISSUES WITH ENGINE PERFORMANCE, AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, AND CHASSIS LIGHTING. IF ISSUES ARE REPORTED, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING WIRING HARNESS INSPECTION PROCEDURE. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
FSC-411A2009-12-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. FREIGHTLINER SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA FRONT AIR BRAKE HOSES-AIR PRODUCTS INC. ONLY. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, AN ELBOW FITTING CONNECTING THE BRAKE AIR LINE HOSE TO THE FRONT BRAKE CHAMBERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE
TSB-54-2372009-07-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. FREIGHTLINER: A NEW BULB SOCKET IS AVAILABLE FOR TURN/PARK LIGHTS THAT IS METALIZED TO WITHSTAND HIGH HEAT WITHOUT OUT GASSING. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. MODELS COLUMBIA, BUSINESS CLASS M2 AND CASCADIA. *PE UPDATED ON 6/14/2011. *KB
SF-398A-F2009-06-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FREIGHTLINER: SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH CLAMPS USED TO CONNECT THE CLEAN GAS INDUCTION (CGI) PLUMBING THAT MAY NOT PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SEAL, ALLOWING UNFILTER AIR INTO THE SYSTEM. THE CLAMPS WILL BE REPLACED. *PE
SF-397A-F2009-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DAIMLER TRUCKS-FREIGHTLINER: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE AIR FILTER HOUSING AND/OR THE AIR INTAKE DUCT MAY NOT SEAL CORRECTLY, ALLOWING DUST AND DIRT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THE AIR FILTER HOUSING AND/AIR INTAKE DUCT WILL BE REPLACED, AS APPROPRIATE. *PE UPDATED 7/6/09. *PE
SF383A2008-03-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. FREIGHTLINER - MODINE RADIATOR MOUNTING JOINTS. MODELS AFFECTED: SPECIFIC FREIGHTLINER CENTURY CLASS S/T AND COLUMBIA VEHICLES, STERLING L-LINE VEHICLES AND WESTERN STAR 4900 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUG. 28, 2006 AND JAN. 29, 2007. *NJ
3552007-09-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. ARVINMERITOR REAR DRIVE AXLE LOCK SCREWS. *KB

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.