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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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18SP7202017-06-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. 18SP720 EPA10 DD15/16 THREE-FILTER ESOC FUEL SYSTEM TO TWO-FILTER KM59 GEN1 FUEL SYSTEM CONVERSION SERVICE KIT
18SP7202017-06-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. 18SP720 EPA10 DD15/16 THREE-FILTER ESOC FUEL SYSTEM TO TWO-FILTER KM59 GEN1 FUEL SYSTEM CONVERSION SERVICE KIT 2
18SP7182017-06-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. 18SP718 EPA07 DD15/16 THREE-FILTER ESOC FUEL SYSTEM TO TWO-FILTER KM59 GEN1 FUEL SYSTEM CONVERSION SERVICE KIT
SB00062017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SB0006 FREIGHTLINER COURTESY ENGINEERING POLICY
1021-162017-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 1021-16 SPN 110 (MCM)(EPA07EPA07;GHG14), SPN 110 (CPC)(GHG14)
1020-162017-06-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. 1020-16 CHASSIS FUEL SYSTEM ISOLATION TEST
1018-162017-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 1018-16 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSTICS - NOISE
1017-162017-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 1017-16 ENGINE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER DESIGNATION
18SP713REV 18SP72017-05-31. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. 18SP713REV 18SP713 –EPA10 DD13 THREE-FILTER FUEL SYSTEM TO TWO-FILTER KM59 GEN1 FUEL SYSTEM CONVERSION SERVICE KIT
16TL202017-05-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 16TL20 HEAVY DUTY ENGINE VALVE STEM SEAL INSTALLING DRIFT AND SLEEVE
09 09-162016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 0909-16 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
08 10-162016-10-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0810-16 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSTIC – NOISE
08 09-162016-10-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 0809-16 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSTICS : NOISY 1- BOX™ AFTERTREATMENT
16 TS-142016-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. 16TS14 EPA10 AND GHG14 SERVICE REPLACEMENT 1-BOX DOC INLET CHANGE
FSB-35-302014-02-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. FREIGHTLINER: ON RECOMMENDATION OF CONMET, REPLACEMENT OF BEARING SPACER, WITH A NEW ONE, IS REQUIRED WHEN A HUB IS REMOVED. *PE
FSB-83-1312014-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. FREIGHTLINER: INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT LINE WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY CONNECTING THE MANIFOLD WITH A HOSE AND HOSE BARB, IN THE EVENT HEATER RETURN PIPE (HT2 LINE) FAILS ON THE ENGINE. MODEL CENTURY CLASS CONVENTIONAL, COLUMBIA, CASCADIA. NO YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-09-352013-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. FREIGHTLINER: REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE AIR FILTER ELEMENT. IF THE AIR FILTER IS INSTALLED IMPORPERLY IT COULD CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE OR FAILURE. *KB
SF-471-AB2013-04-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT; WHEELS. DAIMLER TRUCK: THICKNESS AND EXCESS MATERIAL FROM DIE PUNCHING MAY PREVENT RETAINING SNAP RINGS FROM FULLY SEATING IN DIFFERENTIAL LOCK SHIFT FORK ASSEMBLIES, CAUSING DIFFERENTIAL LOCK TO REMAIN UNENGAGED OR ENGAGED. MODELS 2011-2012 BUSINESS CLASS M2, CASCADIA, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, WESTERN STAR 4900. *PE
FSB-42-672012-07-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM. FREIGHTLINER: ON SOME TRUCKS, WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE TRUCK WOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE SHIMMY OR SHAKING. MODELS FLD CONVENTIONAL, CENTURY CLASS CONVENTIONAL, ARGOSY COE, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, BUSINESS CLASS M2, CASCADIA, 108SD/114SD. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 11/1/12. *PE
FSB-32-462012-02-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. FREIGHTLINER: FOR SOME MODEL TRUCKS, RECOMMENDATION OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INTERVALS FOR REAR HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION AND OFF HIGHWAY AND SEVERE SERVICE OPERATING CONDITIONS REQUIRES FREQUENT INSPECTIONS. *PE
GI-46-412011-10-12. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. FREIGHTLINER: ADJUSTING THE CORRECT TILT LOCK FORCE ON TRW STEERING COLUMNS. *PE UPDATED 7/18/12. *PE
SB-32-482011-08-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. FREIGHTLINER: THE REAR SUSPENSION AIR SPRING HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. *RM

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