FSB-33-05
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
FREIGHTLINER: THE BEARING SPACER IS BEING REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, BASED ON RECOMMENDATION FROM CONMET, WHENEVER A HUB IS REMOVED. MODEL S2, WALK IN VAN, SHUTTLE BUS. NO YEARS LISTED.
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Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
FSB-33-05
FREIGHTLINER: THE BEARING SPACER IS BEING REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, BASED ON RECOMMENDATION FROM CONMET, WHENEVER A HUB IS REMOVED. MODEL S2, WALK IN VAN, SHUTTLE BUS. NO YEARS LISTED.
SB-42-19
FREIGHTLINER: 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. *KB
sbu4907
sbu4907 DEF Gauge Reading Incorrectly
FSB-49-7
FREIGHTLINER: DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) MAY CRYSTALLIZE, WHEN SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME, IN TANK, AROUND FLOAT, POSSIBLY CAUSING IT TO STICK, ON DEF LEVEL SENDING UNIT TUBE AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *PE
35-8
FREIGHTLINER: LUBRICATING THE WHEEL BEARING, DRIVE AXLES. *JS
SB-54-42
FREIGHTLINER LLC: A WIRING MODIFICATION IS REQUIRED WHEN REPLACING THE CHASSIS MODULE. CHASSIS MODUEL REPLACEMENT INFORMATION. *RM UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
GI-54-44
FREIGHTLINER: THE CYCLING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXHIBITS AN UNINTENDED CYCLE. *PE
SB-35-08
FREIGHTLINER: INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LUBRICATE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON A REAR DRIVE AXLE. *RM
54-41
FREIGHTLINER LLC: THERE IS A NEW HEADLAMP BULB SOCKET FOR VEHICLES. *RM
TB-54-37
FREIGHTLINER: THERE MAY BE WATER CONDENSATION INSIDE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS NORMAL OR NOT. *RM
SB-31-4
STERLING TRUCK: AIRLINER SUSPENSION SIX PIECE BOLTED SERVICE CROSSMEMBER. SIX PIECE BOLTED SERVICE CROSS MEMBERS ARE AN IMPROVED, MORE DURABLE SERVICE REPLACEMENT FOR FIVE PIECE WELDED CROSS MEMBERS, OR BOLTED FIVE PIECE SERVICE CROSS MEMBERS, TO BE USED WITH STEEL FRAME RAILS. L LINE, A LINE, AND ACTERRA. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 4/4/11. MODEL S2. NO MODEL YEAR. *PE
SB-32-10
FREIGHTLINER LLC: TROUBLESHOOTING FOR A MISALIGNMENT OF THE SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS. *RM
TSB-42-18
FREIGHTLINER: AIR LINE AND HOSE RUBBING. SEVERAL AIR LINES AND HOSES ARE RUBBING BRACKETS AND OTHER CHASSIS COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO MODEL YEARS ARE LISTED. *PE
SB-42-17
FREIGHTLINER: AIR MANAGEMENT UNIT (AMU) REPLACEMENT. BEGINNING 4/10, CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKES OR HYDRAULIC BRAKES WITH AIR OPTIONS, WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN ACCESSORY AIR VALVE ASSEMBLY (AAVA). AAVA WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE CURRENT AIR MANAGEMENT UNIT (AMU) USED ON THE CHASSIS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-82-1
FREIGHTLINER: WIPERS MAY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN LOW SPEED MODE DURING VERY HARD RAIN, SNOW, AND ICE. OPERATOR HAS TO USE HIGH SPEED MODE UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH HAS CYCLED. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE
SB-42-16
FREIGHTLINER: RESERVOIR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CHECK VALVE. CONTAMINATION IN THE WE/SECONDARY RESERVOIR, P/N 12-15476-000, MAY CAUSE THE INLINE CHECK VALVE TO BECOME CLOGGED OR STUCK CLOSED. THIS CAN RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT AIR BUILDUP. INCLUDES MODEL SCHOOL BUS, SHUTTLE BUS AND S2. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.