Service bulletins for the 2002 Western Star 4800
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.
5 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| sbw0014 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Operating Hours for the Customer Assistance Center |
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| SB-54-58 | 2014-12-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. WESTERN STAR: INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED TO HELP REDUCE VIBRATION ON POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULES (PDM), TO PREVENT CRACKING OF FUSES ON HORIZONTALLY MOUNTED POWERTRAIN. *PE UPDATED 03/02/15*LJ |
| WSB-42-05 | 2012-10-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC. WESTERN STAR: AN ISSUE WITH THERMAL OVERLOAD ON BENDIX AIR DISC BRAKES WHERE ABS SENSOR WIRES MELTS, BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILS TO PROPERLY OPERATE DUE TO VENT HOLE IN BOTTOM NOT OPENING, CALIPERS COATED WITH RED OR BRIGHT ORANGE DUST AND TAPPED AND/OR GUIDE PIN BOOTS MELTED OR OTHERWISE SHOWS HEAT DAMAGE. MODELS CONSTELLATION, 4700, 4800, 4900, 5900 AND 6900. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| WSB-42-6 | 2012-07-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM. WESTERN STAR: WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, SOME TRUCKS WILL EXPERIENCE SEVERE SHAKING OR SHIMMYING. MODELS CONSTELLATION, 4700, 4800, 4900, 6900 AND 5900. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 11/1/12. *PE |
| SB-49-12 | 2012-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. WESTERN STAR: AROUND THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRYSTAL OR POWDER BUILT UP INDICATES A LEAK CAUSED BY EVAPORATION OF DEF EXPOSED TO AIR AND/OR DAMPNESS. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.