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Service bulletins for the 2016 Western Star 4700

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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Engine are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
CXA 3_25_NOx2025-04-02. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for NOx conversion low faults
CXA 2_25_Turbo Oil Drain2025-03-04. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for turbo oil drain cracking
CXA 2_25_NOx2025-03-04. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for NOx conversion low faults
CXA 1_16_Turbo Oil Drain2025-01-29. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for turbo oil drain cracking
CXA 1_16_NOx2025-01-29. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for NOx conversion low faults
CXA 1_16_DD13 Altitude2025-01-29. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for DD13 Gen 5 engines operating at high altitude experience EGR slow response fault.
CXA 1_16_CARB Truck Chec2025-01-29. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for CARB tightening the Readiness Criteria applied to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) test submissions for the Clean Truck Check.
CXA 11_21_CARB Truck Chec2024-12-04. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for CARB tightening the Readiness Criteria applied to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) test submissions for the Clean Truck Check.
WI24-0192024-12-04. Warranty extension. ENGINE. Warranty Information letter for Detroit Line or Line Seal, High Pressure Fuel Injector Standard Repair Time Updates
CXA_10_17_CARB Truck Chec2024-11-07. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for CARB tightening the Readiness Criteria applied to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) test submissions for the Clean Truck Check.
CXA 7_24_Oil Suction2024-08-02. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for Oil Suction manifolds
CXA 7_24_NOx2024-08-02. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate for NOx conversion low faults. Update to CXA 6_24_NOx submission.
CXA 06_24_NOx2024-07-09. Other. ENGINE. CX Advocate communication for NOx conversion low faults
ICI24-0062024-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Important Campaign Information letter for FL974 - Revised Bulletin & Population
FL9742024-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Revised Emissions Recall: Cummins DEF Sensor Shortage. REVISION: Some vehicles formerly in Group F have been moved to Group G and have been assigned a new part number as specified in Table 1. An SRT for 'Calibration Code Only: Update or Confirm' has been added, as shown in Table 2, to be used when a new DEF header is not required. There have been some other minor changes to the work instructions and SRT times.
FL9742024-02-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Emissions Recall: Cummins DEF Sensor Shortage
SBW49-0202022-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Western Star Service Bulletin for DEF Connector Reinforcement Caps
16TS-08REV2021-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Detroit Technical Service Letter for DD13 Cylinder Head and Cylinder Head Gasket Change.
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.
17TS12Rev12021-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 17TS12Rev1 GHG17 Heavy Duty Engine Platform 1-BOX? Aftertreatment System ATS Wire Harness
WI21-0042021-03-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Warranty Information Letter for Detroit Resources: Exploded View DD Platform and DT12 Posters. Detroit's TechComm team created visual aids for the network and released exploded view posters for DD platform engines. In early 2021, Detroit added multiple DT12 posters.
21OEM-062021-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Starting on November 23, 2020, DiagnosticLink 8.13 (Build 4527) was made available. Current subscribers of DiagnosticLink 8.11 or 8.12 may upgrade to DiagnosticLink 8.13 at no cost. All DTNA Service shops & OEM locations are required to maintain the latest version of software on each of their stations.
WI21-0062021-02-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Warranty Information Letter for Detroit NOx Sensor Circuit Fault Codes - Claim Guidelines.
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.

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