Service bulletins for the 2011 Western Star 6900
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.
282 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| WSB-49-11 | 2014-02-13. 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 |
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| SB-35-11 | 2014-01-24. 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-33-04 | 2014-01-23. 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-A | 2013-08-28. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 35-7 | 2012-04-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING; SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING. WESTERN STAR: LUBRICATE WHEEL BEARINGS, REAR DRIVE AXLES. *JS |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.