Service bulletins for the 2019 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.
292 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| OLFL821-Emission | 2019-11-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. Owner's Letter for emissions recall FL821 for Western Star 4900 exhaust pipes emitting excess pollutants. Pipe support brackets lacks durability and may cause pipe to crack at bellows and weld breaks to occur at the flange. |
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| D19R5 | 2019-11-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Updated Recall Safety Bulletin for vehicles in Australia and New Zealand with DD15 engines regarding high pressure fuel lines. Language was clarified that this only applies to Australia and New Zealand. |
| FL821 | 2019-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Emissions Recall for Western Star 4900 exhaust pipes emitting excess pollutants. Pipe support brackets lacks durability and may cause pipe to crack at bellows and weld breaks to occur at the flange. |
| D19R5 | 2019-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Export Recall Safety Bulletin for vehicles in Australia and New Zealand with DD15 engines regarding high pressure fuel lines. |
| 17TS9 | 2019-10-25. 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. |
| DOC-1034500 | 2019-10-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Service Solution to fix AC cooling performance due to improper HVAC function. |
| 19TL-15 | 2019-09-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Tool Letter for ICC5 Programming Cable |
| SF591 | 2019-09-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Field Service Campaign for Wabco HP Air Dryer Turbo Cut-off Valve |
| 19CSA-13 | 2019-09-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Systems Development provided document to service locations on price list reflects current charges to engine horsepower ratings for HDEP and MDEG engine platforms. |
| 19TS-GHG17 DD13 | 2019-09-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Document sent out by Service Systems Development to fix issue related to DD13 engines built between June 5 and July 22, 2019 starting with ESN 471928S0697276,have some incorrect values set which can cause the fan to lock on at all times. |
| 0609-19 | 2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Service Information Bulletin for Symptom Diagnostics - Fluid in the Aftertreatment - Diesel Fuel Contamination. |
| 0308-19 PTO | 2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Information Bulletin regarding PTO Dosing. This feature enables Active Regeneration of the DPFs while in PTO mode. |
| 0305-19 SPN 2000 | 2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Information Bulletin for Communication Loss with a Common Powertrain Controller (CPC) Module (CPC Heartbeat Message is no Longer Arriving) |
| 0107-19 GHG17 | 2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Bulletin to testing of EGR Cooler Water Manifold Assembly in DD13 engines. |
| SPN 3563 / FMI 2 | 2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. HDEP GHG17 engines are not equipped with turbo wastegates. Steps in this troubleshooting involving wastegates were removed. |
| 19TS-6 | 2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. The modified parked regeneration strategy has been standard on GHG17 units since the start of GHG17 production and was added to EPA10 and GHG14 units with a software update. The modified regeneration utilizes an improved strategy to clean the DOC inlet face and reduce downtime due to DOC face plugging. |
| 18SP725Rev | 2019-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. This service kit includes all necessary parts to replace the high pressure fuel rail feed lines, mounting bracket, P-clips and mounting hardware in the event one of these parts are loosened, removed or missing from the engine. |
| 1001-18 Engine R | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Replacement Procedures |
| MY18M4 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ENGINE. MY18M4_Bulletin_02-MAY-2018 Field Service Campaign D18M4 |
| 0508-18 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 0508-18 Aftertreatment |
| 0501-18 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 0501-18 Aftertreatment Control Module (ACM) |
| 0508-18 | 2018-10-29. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. 0508-18 Aftertreatment |
| 0501-18 | 2018-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 0501-18 Aftertreatment Control Module (ACM) |
| 0404-18 | 2018-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 0404-18 GHG17 DD8 - Aftertreatment Systems - Diesel Particulate Filter End Cap |
| sbw2018 | 2018-06-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. sbw2018 Western Star 4800 and 4900 Radiator Mounting |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.