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Service bulletins for the 2005 Western Star 4900

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
18SP684REV42017-11-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 18SP684Rev4 18SP684Rev4 ? EPA07 and EPA10 DD Platform EGR Delta Pressure Sensor Update
18SP705REV52017-11-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 18SP705Rev5 18SP705Rev5 ? DD Platform Delta Pressure Sensor
14-0402017-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 14-040 Additional Detroit CLOs for the Heavy Duty Engine Platform
14-0392017-11-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 14-039 New Detroit Standard Diagnostic Times
14-0382017-11-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 14-038 Additional Detroit Standard Repair Times
sb20802017-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. sb2080 Australian CST M1400 Isolated Radiator Retrofit
WSB-49-112014-02-13. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. WESTERN STAR: WHEN TRUCK SITS, FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIOD, WITH A DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) SYSTEM, IT WOULD CRYSTALLIZED, IN THE TANK, AROUND FLOAT, ON DEF LEVEL SENDING UNIT TUBE AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *PE
SB-35-112014-01-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. WESTERN STAR: CONMET RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE BEARING SPACER WHEN THE HUB IS REMOVED. MODEL 4700, 4900, 6900. NO YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-33-042014-01-23. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. WESTERN STAR: IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED, BY CONMET, THAT THE BEARING SPACER BE REPLACED WITH NEW ONE WHEN HUB IS REMOVED. MODEL 4700, 4900, 6900.. NO YEARS LISTED. *PE
SBW-47142013-07-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. WESTERN STAR: FUEL TANKS ROTATING IN SADDLES. ANTI-SLIP MATERIAL MAY NEED TO BE INSTALLED, OR AN ADDITIONAL STRIP OF RUBBER. *JS
SB-49-122012-06-14. 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
35-72012-04-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING; SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING. WESTERN STAR: LUBRICATE WHEEL BEARINGS, REAR DRIVE AXLES. *JS
FL-581-AB2011-08-08. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT. DAIMLER TRUCK SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A STEERING COMPONENT MAY CRACK AND POSSIBLY BREAK UNDER SEVERE STEERING CONDITIONS. THIS MAY RESULT IN LESS STEERING CONTROL. *RM
3552007-09-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. ARVINMERITOR REAR DRIVE AXLE LOCK SCREWS. *KB

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