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2018 PACCAR MX-13

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Service bulletins

16 bulletins

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.

E330

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The attached procedure has been updated to improve clarity.

E311

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Kenworth - The Warranty section has been updated to include Peterbilt-specific SRT codes for cross-division repair filing.

E326

Emissions

EPA17-24 MX-13 Fuel Injector Connector - This bulletin has been revised to include EPA24 PACCAR MX-13 engines.

E324

Service Campaign

Campaign New and improved software is now required for chassis equipped with an Engine Model Year 2016 PACCAR MX-13 engine to maintain DEF sensor performance and ensure compliance with emissions standards. 11022488 20250903 25PBD/KWD 20250818 25PBD/KWD Service Campaign KENWORTH K370 2024 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Safety Recall 25KWD: K270E/K370E Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Dana Cradle Harness Connector Safety Recall Parts and procedures are now available. Interim SIR bulletin flagging in the PACCAR Registration and Warranty System has now been replaced with the campaign number. Refer to Bulletin 99-048 for details. The chassis affected population has increased."

E273

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Canadian Registered Chassis Only, PACCAR MX-13 and MX-11 Fix-As-Fail Notification ​Fix-As-Fail – Per Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) regulations and guidance (Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA)), a letter has been provided to owners of Canadian registered chassis that provides a list of emissions components that have been reported (to ECCC) as having a defect.

43-071

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Fix-As-Fail – Due to undersupply issues, only a limited supply of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) sensors are available. As a temporary solution, after PACCAR confirms a DEF sensor is not available, a temporary software update will allow a vehicle to continue operation with a failed DEF sensor by disabling the DEF sensor diagnostics.

E269

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Emissions Recall - PACCAR MX-13 Engine Model Year 2015B engines require a software update to ensure emissions compliance for On-Board Diagnostic (OBD).

98-012

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Alternative PACCAR Approved Counterbore Tool Availability and new Indicator Block

R1802

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

UltraLoft Sleeper Pre-Production Part Retrofit

E264

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign – Certain PACCAR MX-13 EPA17 cylinder head bolts require an additional 90° rotation. This additional rotation significantly reduces the occurrence of cylinder liner fretting.

98-015

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only – PACCAR MX-13 and MX-11 Cylinder Head Leak Decay kits are now available. Procedures are available in RMI and supporting SRTs are published.

98-014

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: A new tool, torque adapter, required to support an upcoming campaign to retorque head bolts is available for dealer purchase.

43-064

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information only: Peterbilt has determined that certain Models 567 and 579 vehicles built between July 06, 2012 and March 27, 2020 with the PACCAR MX-13 Engine may experience an overspeed lamp illuminating during a smoke opacity test. If the lamp illuminates, it is not an indication of a problem with the vehicle but may cause the inspector to not allow the vehicle to operate in California.

E251

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information only: The purpose of the bulletin is to inform dealers about the potential mismatch between the service interval of the installed OCV filter and the service interval published in the MX-11 and MX-13 operator's manuals. The operator's manuals only list the extended life filter service interval. A standard life interval filter may have been installed during manufacturing or during a service event.

E270

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Information Only: The BPV linkage service repair kits are available for vehicles built with PACCAR MX-13 EPA 2013/2017 or MX-11 EPA2017 engine.

E266

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Non-Safety Campaign: PACCAR has selected specific chassis with EPA2017 MX-13 engines for re-inspection. Selected chassis will have the camshafts replaced and take off parts sent to PACCAR for inspection. Customers were notified through Peterbilt Field Service personal contact.

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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.

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