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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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WP20-0052020-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Warranty Policy Letter for Handling Change: Over the Counter Aftermarket Parts Replacement Program. DTNA is pleased to announce that handling will increase to 33% for Misc. Replacement Part type claims filed under the Over the Counter (OTC) Aftermarket Parts Replacement Program.
WI20-0042020-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Warranty Information Letter for Warranty Long Block Program Change. The Detroit Reman Long Block Program has expanded. The expansion reduces complexity in ordering reman engines and promotes stocking reman engines to meet uptime commitments.
SBW54-0752020-04-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BACK OVER PREVENTION. Service Bulletin for Lengthening the Backup Light Harness. Though the back-up light harness is long enough to connect to the backup light switch, it may be short enough that the wire seals in the connector can be stressed. Moisture entering through the seals can cause corrosion, resulting in a bad connection and/or failure of the switch. As a result, backup lights and, if equipped, the backup alarm, may not function when the vehicle is shifted into reverse.
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.
03.2020 Campaign2020-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Open recall and Field service Campaigns report send out to Dealers, General Managers, Service managers and warranty managers.
WP20-0022020-03-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Warranty Policy Letter explaining the Warranty Department is aligning with the frame rail repair policy, published in DTNA Workshop Manuals, which states that there are very few cases in which welding a heat-treated frame rail is allowed. Therefore, before welding anything on a frame rail, contact the applicable regional service representative for approval.
02.2020 Campaign2020-03-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Open recall and Field service Campaigns report send out to Dealers, General Managers, Service managers and warranty managers
SS10341792020-02-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Service Solution on Western Star speedometers. For certain speedometers the speedometer may drop out or the odometer may reset to zero.
SBW54-0612020-02-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service Bulletin for Guidelines for Repairing or Replacing an Electrical Harness. Use the guidelines in this bulletin to determine if a damaged electrical harness should be repaired or replaced.
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.
SS10346152020-01-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Service Solution for Western Star Velvac Door Mirror Seal Curling. The rubber that is rolling back is actually a rubber tape. Originally, the mirrors did not have this tape. Velvac added the tape to address some whistling complaints from customers.
SS10346072020-01-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Service Solution for WST 4700 In Cab Floor Raceway Cover Corrosion. Some Western Star 4700 trucks experience rust through of the steel raceway covers located on the cab floor. This is typically seen in applications where the truck is run in environments where harsh chemicals are used such as salt in snowplow applications.
SBW83-0202020-01-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. Service Bulletin on A/C System Receiver-Drier Replacement Guidelines.
17TS-12REV2020-01-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Technical Service Letter for GHG17 Heavy Duty Engine Platform 1-BOX Aftertreatment System (ATS) Wire Harness experiencing chaffing caused by vibration and dirt collecting in the harness conduit.
WI19-0222020-01-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Warranty Information Letter announcing Detroit NOx Sensor Circuit Improvements for GHG17 After Treatment Systems
SBW72-0082019-12-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY. Service Bulletin for Window Regulator Retrofit.
SS10345772019-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Service Solution to address WST Cab drone / vibration / tapping Under acceleration for vehicles w/Eaton Manual Trans.
SBW00-0042019-11-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Service Bulletin explaining Western Star's courtesy engineering policy.
SBW32-0182019-11-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION:REAR. Service Bulletin for Hendrickson HaulMaax Rear Suspension Transverse Torque Rod Tower Bracket Replacement.
SS10344992019-10-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Service Solution on failing RX modules in Western Star vehicles.
17TS92019-10-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Technical Service Letter communicating that information on DD Heavy Duty Platform Belt and Belt Tensioner can be found on TechLit.
P&SSep20192019-10-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Parts and Service Committee meeting minutes
19TL-152019-09-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Tool Letter for ICC5 Programming Cable
SB47-0152019-09-28. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. Service Bulletin for Equiflo Fuel System Breather Tube Inspection
15CSA-3REV2019-09-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Customer Service Announcement Letter Revision for Dealers/Distributors Accessing DDEC Backdoor Passwords

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