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Service bulletin SB42-68

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10049539
Published by NHTSA2013-01-16
Manufacturer's numberSB42-68
Manufacturer's date2012-12-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES

NHTSA's summary

FREIGHTLINER: BRAKE S-CAM TUBE LUBRICATION INTERVAL CHANGE. TO ENSURE OPTIMUM SERVICE LIFE AND TROUBLE-FREE OPERATION, THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE INTERVAL FOR LUBRICATING MERITOR S-CAM BRAKE TUBES ON CENTURY CLASS, COLUMBIA, CASCADIA AND CORONADO OVER-THE-ROAD VEHICLES IS CHANGED FROM M2 TO THE M1 MAINTENANCE INTERVAL. *JS

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY CLASS1997 to 2011
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA1997 to 2000
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
FREIGHTLINER CORONADO2000
FREIGHTLINER CORONADO2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20192372019-05-17. Brakes
19V3700002019-05-14. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANK
20175832017-11-28. Brakes
16V2060002016-04-12. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
13V6270002013-12-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; PARKING BRAKE; SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
20122812012-08-15. Brakes
12V1780002012-04-24. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE
20121392012-04-23. Brakes
20111632011-04-20. Brakes
11V2490002011-04-20. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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