Technical Service Bulletins of the 1997 Freightliner Century

There have been 8 technical service bulletins issued for the 1997 Freightliner Century.

1 1997 Freightliner Century steering hydraulic power assist hose, piping, and connections TSB (Bulletin SF229A)

Bulletin Date: Mar. 1, 2001
Component: Steering hydraulic power assist hose, piping, and connections.
Bulletin Summary: Field service campaign to modify certain vehicles, manufacutred between October 3, 1997 and August 18, 2000, that may develop small pin hole leaks in the power steering supply hose.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1997 Freightliner Century, 1998 Freightliner Century, 1999 Freightliner Century, 2000 Freightliner Century.

2 1997 Freightliner Century cooling system TSB (Bulletin 5467)

Bulletin Date: Sep. 1, 1997
Component: Cooling system.
Bulletin Summary: Informationregarding low coolant level indication.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1997 Freightliner Century.

3 1997 Freightliner Century wheel cap/cover/hub TSB (Bulletin 3313)

Bulletin Date: Apr. 1, 1997
Component: Wheel cap/cover/hub.
Bulletin Summary: Some vehicles with ff-981 hub caps manufactured after the production improvements in November have been found with loose hub caps.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1996 Freightliner Century, 1997 Freightliner Century, 1996 Freightliner COE, 1997 Freightliner COE, 1996 Freightliner Conventional, 1997 Freightliner Conventional.

4 1997 Freightliner Century steering wheel and handle bar TSB (Bulletin 4619)

Bulletin Date: Feb. 1, 1997
Component: Steering wheel and handle bar.
Bulletin Summary: Some century class vehicles may make a popping or thumping noise during low speed/sharp-turn maneuvers- the noise may occur under these conditions because the slip spline of the steering intermediate shaft will stick, then slide producing
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1997 Freightliner Century.

5 1997 Freightliner Century cooling system radiator assembly TSB (Bulletin 2029)

Bulletin Date: Jan. 1, 1997
Component: Cooling system radiator assembly.
Bulletin Summary: Some vendor-supplied radiator surge tanks for century class vehicles have irregular surfaces between the filler neck and the cap, causing the caps to leak.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1997 Freightliner Century.

6 1997 Freightliner Century ignition module TSB (Bulletin 5464)

Bulletin Date: Jan. 1, 1997
Component: Ignition module.
Bulletin Summary: Troubleshooting the instrumentation control unit (icu) presents an overview of the icu systems and functions.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1997 Freightliner Century.

7 1997 Freightliner Century cooling exhaust system TSB (Bulletin 4914)

Bulletin Date: Jan. 1, 1997
Component: Cooling exhaust system.
Bulletin Summary: Top exhaust stacks on flb coes, fld conventionals, fll coes, and century class vehicles are installed at a 45-degree angle outboard rather than facing straight back- this configuration increases epa noise test emissions on certain vehicles
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1997 Freightliner Century.

8 1997 Freightliner Century unknown or other TSB (Bulletin 5458)

Bulletin Date: Jan. 1, 1997
Component: Unknown or other.
Bulletin Summary: Reconfigure either the instrumentation control unit (icu) or the data logging unit (dlu)- always reconfigure the unit when it has been replaced.
Vehicles covered in this TSB:
1997 Freightliner Century.