{"nhtsa_id":10030853,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2009-12-10","date":"2009-07-01","document_id":"SF-408A-C","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"STERLING SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. STERLING MBE 4000/SERIES 60 EXHAUST BELLOWS BRACKETS. HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE IN THE EXHAUST CONNECTION FROM THE ENGINE TO THE CHASSIS, AT THE END OF THE TURBO OUTLET PIPE, IS CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURES OF CERTAIN ENGINE EXHAUST BELLOWS. (MERCEDES BENZ MBE 4000 AND DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 DIESEL ENGINES). CSC LETTER WAS REC'D. *PE","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10030853","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"STERLING","model":"A-LINE","year_from":2006,"year_to":2009,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"STERLING","model":"L-LINE","year_from":2006,"year_to":2009,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}