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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

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

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WI21-0092021-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Warranty Information letter announcing that DTNA is increasing the Standard Diagnostic Times (SDTs) shown. The updated after treatment system (ATS) diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) pump times will be applied to repair orders opened on or after April 12, 2021.
21TS-032021-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Technical Service Letter for GHG17 1-Box Inlet and Outlet Exhaust Clamps. There is a short supply of exhaust clamps, part number DDE A6809950502, used as inlet and outlet exhaust clamps on GHG17 heavy duty engines (DD13, DD15 and DD16) with a 1-Box aftertreatment configuration. Exhaust clamp part number TCX T130158342AC2 may be used as a substitute for DDE A6809950502, but be aware of the different torque specs between the two parts.
21TS-012021-01-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Technical Service Letter for Detroit Bearing Failures - Standard Diagnostic Times. DTNA is increasing repair strategies for determining the root cause of Detroit DD heavy duty lower end bearing failures. To support this strategy change, Detroit now has two (2) Standard Diagnostic Times (SDTs), easy and difficult, which can be applied to repair orders.
WI21-0032021-01-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Warranty Information Letter for Detroit Bearing Failures - Standard Diagnostic Times. DTNA is increasing repair strategies for determining the root cause of Detroit DD heavy duty lower end bearing failures. To support this strategy change, Detroit now has two (2) Standard Diagnostic Times (SDTs), easy and difficult, which can be applied to repair orders.
20CSA-042020-03-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. Customer Service Announcement saying that Service Pack (SP) 3 for DiagnosticLink® 8.11 Standard and Professional will be available for download from the Detroit Diesel server.
20CSA-012020-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Customer Service Announcement for a policy change regarding Detroit Service Information Bulletins (SIBs) will now have a 60-day expiration, starting on the release day of the bulletin. The intent of a SIB is to notify the service network of a major change to one or more service procedures. Do not save SIBs nor reference them for repairs, as they are uncontrolled and never updated.
0308-19 PTO2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Information Bulletin regarding PTO Dosing. This feature enables Active Regeneration of the DPFs while in PTO mode.
0107-19 GHG172019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Bulletin to testing of EGR Cooler Water Manifold Assembly in DD13 engines.
0606-172019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0609-172019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0606-172019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0609-172019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0606-172019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
Emission Recall2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Emission Recall D18R5 GHG17 DD Platform Model Years 2016-2018 Software Reprogramming For California Onboard Diagnostics
Aftertreamtent F2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Service Information Bulletin for Aftertreamtent Failure Guide
0314-172018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. GHG14 Intake Manifold Pressure Too Low
0303-172018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. (CPC)(EPA10-GHG14) and SPN 98 (CPC)(GHG17)
0301-172018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 0301-17 Contaminated Fluids
sb09352018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. sb0935 Replacing the Engine Air Filter Element, Donaldson Air Cleaner (03-33648-001-002)
sb011012018-06-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. sb01101 Pilot Bearing Spacer for Detroit Engines with Eaton transmissions
601-132018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 601-13 Engine Oil Capacities
sb20842018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. sb2084 OAT Coolant Replaces NOAT Coolant in Detroit Engines
sb20532018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. sb2053 New Stainless Steel Lower Radiator Tubes
sb20522018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. sb2052 Horton Drivemaster Fan Clutch Hub Bearings
sb01752018-06-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. sb0175 Replacing Drive Belts on MBE4000 EnginesB

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