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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
1017-162017-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 1017-16 ENGINE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER DESIGNATION
18SP713REV 18SP72017-05-31. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. 18SP713REV 18SP713 –EPA10 DD13 THREE-FILTER FUEL SYSTEM TO TWO-FILTER KM59 GEN1 FUEL SYSTEM CONVERSION SERVICE KIT
16TL202017-05-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 16TL20 HEAVY DUTY ENGINE VALVE STEM SEAL INSTALLING DRIFT AND SLEEVE
16TL172017-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 16TL17 LABEL UPDATE FOR GHG14 TEST AFTERTREATMENT CONTROL MODULE (ACM)
09 09-162016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 0909-16 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION
09 06-162016-10-20. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. 0906-16 LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP
09 02-162016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 0902-16 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSTICS - BELT COMING OFF, SHREDDING OR MISALIGNMENT
16 TS-182016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 16TS18 EPA10 AND LATER DD AUTO-ELEVATE FEATURE
08 10-162016-10-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0810-16 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSTIC – NOISE
08 09-162016-10-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 0809-16 SYMPTOM DIAGNOSTICS : NOISY 1- BOX™ AFTERTREATMENT
54-552016-10-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SBW5455 VIRTUAL TECHNICIAN RETROFIT
16 TS-142016-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. 16TS14 EPA10 AND GHG14 SERVICE REPLACEMENT 1-BOX DOC INLET CHANGE
06 12-162016-09-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 0612-16 SPN 175 (MCM) (GHG17) AND SPN 175 (MCM); ( EPA07;EPA10;GHG14) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
06 11-162016-09-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0611-16 SPN 110 (MCM) (GHG17) AND SPN 110 (MCM); (EPA07;EPA10;GHG14) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
06 10-162016-09-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0610-16 SPN 111 (CPC) (GHG17) AND SPN 111 (CPC); (EPA07;EPA10;GHG14) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
06 09-162016-09-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0609-16 SPN 174 (MCM) (GHG17), SPN 174 (MCM) (EPA07), SPN 174; (MCM) (EPA10), AND SPN 174 DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
06 05-162016-09-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 0605-16 SPN 625 (CPC)(GHG17) AND SPN 625 (CPC) (EPA10;GHG14) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
06 01-162016-09-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0601-16 SPN 103 (MCM) (GHG17) AND SPN 103 (MCM); (EPA07;EPA10;GHG14) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
SB-54-582014-12-24. 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
FSC-SF-498-A2014-07-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. DAIMLER TRUCKS: DURING ENGINE ROLL, INSIDE OF HOOD, AND BETWEEN HOOD TILT-ASSIST MOUNTING BRACKETS, IS AN INTERFERENCE DUE TO BRACKETS ARE DIFFERENT IN SIZE. *PE
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
SF-483-A2013-08-28. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. DAIMLER TRUCKS: ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, ENGINE MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPLETE PARK BRAKE ENGAGED INPUT SIGNAL FROM ELECTRONIC CONTROL CENTER (ECC), AND WILL BE MODIFIED, BY MOVING PARK BRAKE INPUT SIGNAL TO AN INDEPENDENT AIR SWITCH. MODEL 2010-2013 4700, 4900, 6900. *PE
SBW-20182013-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. WESTERN STAR: RADIATOR MOUNTING. SOME EPA COMPLIANT WESTERN STAR 4900 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1700 SQ IN ALUMINUM RADIATORS, MANUFACTURED MARCH 2010 AND LATER, WITH SPECIFIC COMBINATION OF ENGINE OPERATING PARAMETERS, MAY HAVE RADIATOR FAILURES RESULTING IN A COOLANT LEAK DUE TO A CRACK IN THE COOLANT TUBE. LEAKS IN ANY OTHER PLACE OTHER THAN THE COOLANT TUBES DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS BULLETIN. *JS

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