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Service bulletins for the 2017 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Engine are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
WI20-0042020-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Warranty Information Letter for Warranty Long Block Program Change. The Detroit Reman Long Block Program has expanded. The expansion reduces complexity in ordering reman engines and promotes stocking reman engines to meet uptime commitments.
20CSA-042020-03-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. Customer Service Announcement saying that Service Pack (SP) 3 for DiagnosticLink® 8.11 Standard and Professional will be available for download from the Detroit Diesel server.
20CSA-012020-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Customer Service Announcement for a policy change regarding Detroit Service Information Bulletins (SIBs) will now have a 60-day expiration, starting on the release day of the bulletin. The intent of a SIB is to notify the service network of a major change to one or more service procedures. Do not save SIBs nor reference them for repairs, as they are uncontrolled and never updated.
17TS-12REV2020-01-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. Technical Service Letter for GHG17 Heavy Duty Engine Platform 1-BOX Aftertreatment System (ATS) Wire Harness experiencing chaffing caused by vibration and dirt collecting in the harness conduit.
WI19-0222020-01-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Warranty Information Letter announcing Detroit NOx Sensor Circuit Improvements for GHG17 After Treatment Systems
D19M12019-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Field Service Campaign for GHG17 Detroit DD16 software reprogramming.
17TS92019-10-25. 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-10345002019-10-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Service Solution to fix AC cooling performance due to improper HVAC function.
19TL-152019-09-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Tool Letter for ICC5 Programming Cable
19CSA-132019-09-09. 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.
0609-192019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. Service Information Bulletin for Symptom Diagnostics - Fluid in the Aftertreatment - Diesel Fuel Contamination.
0308-19 PTO2019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Information Bulletin regarding PTO Dosing. This feature enables Active Regeneration of the DPFs while in PTO mode.
0607-192019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Information Bulletin to updated the Fuel Injector Harness sections and relocated to Engine Electrical section.
SPN 3563 / FMI 22019-08-08. 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-62019-08-08. 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.
0419-19SPN5210302019-08-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Updates to troubleshooting guides in Diagnostic Link with newest version
0606-172019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0609-172019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
sbw540652019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GHG17 Heavy Duty Engine Platform Vehicle Dash Oil Pressure Gauge
sbw540652019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GHG17 Heavy Duty Engine Platform Vehicle Dash Oil Pressure Gauge
0606-172019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0609-172019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0602-172019-04-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Cylinder Liner - Testing of the Cylinder Liner Upper O-Ring
0606-172019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)
0609-172019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17)

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