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FCCC S2G 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20TS-02 · NHTSA communication 10172148 · issued Mar 5, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2020–2021
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Service Letter for DD Platform Heavy Duty, Metal in the Oil and Oil Filter. Some engine component failures can cause metallic debris to circulate throughout the engine lubrication system. Although the oil filter will capture most of this debris, some debris may enter the clean side of the lubrication system during oil filter bypass. Detroit has created a lubrication system cleaning and flushing procedure to address this problem.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.