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Service bulletins for the 2020 Peterbilt 348

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
11-0012020-06-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Information only: Hendrickson Softek front axle maintenance intervals and requirements.
32-0162020-04-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Information Only: Proper jump-starting voltage will eliminate high voltage related issues and equipment damage.
03-0712020-01-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Information Only - Vehicles built with NAMUX software from 2013 to present may experience accuracy issues with the tachometer. The issue can be temporarily resolved using any one of the included procedures.
19PBG2020-01-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Safety Recall: Peterbilt Motors Company has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, may exist in certain model 348, 367, 389, 520 or 567 vehicles manufactured between November 22, 2019 and December 5, 2019. Output shafts may not have been correctly heat-treated and could break near the pinion nut. Resolution is to inspect the driveshaft to verify the julian date, and if witin th esupect date rate,, replace the output shaft.
01-0752019-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Information Only: This bulletin provides guidance for repairing an air-conditioning system after internal failure of the A/C compressor.
TIB43-0622019-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. Information Only – This bulletin provides information about the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP) and Heavy Duty Vehicle Inspection Program (HDVIP).
19PBD2019-09-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING. Safety Recall: Defectective lower hsaft to u-joint yoke in non-telescoping steering columns due to supplier weld not creating enough penetration and can crack, which could lead to a loss of steering and increase risk of crash or injury. Resolution is to inspect for defective identified manufacturing lot and replace steering column if determined defective.
42-0562019-09-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Fix-As-Fail -“ Composite fittings used in the cooling system may crack, resulting in coolant leaks. Brass fittings are available to replace the composite fittings.
42-0582019-09-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Fix-As-Fail: Two separate causes have been identified as root cause of intermittent low coolant indicator illumination.
34-0662019-07-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Information Only - Quick Reference Guide for Electric harness damage repairs.
43-0602019-06-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; EQUIPMENT. Non-Safety Campaign - Certain chassis equipped with certain Goodyear tires received a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) label that does not reference the correct tire emissions identifier related to new rolling resistance data.

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