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Service bulletins for the 2008 Freightliner Cascadia

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.

494 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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06 10-162016-09-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0610-16 SPN 111 (CPC) (GHG17) AND SPN 111 (CPC); (EPA07;EPA10;GHG14) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
06 09-162016-09-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0609-16 SPN 174 (MCM) (GHG17), SPN 174 (MCM) (EPA07), SPN 174; (MCM) (EPA10), AND SPN 174 DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
06 01-162016-09-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 0601-16 SPN 103 (MCM) (GHG17) AND SPN 103 (MCM); (EPA07;EPA10;GHG14) DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
FSB-83-1492012-10-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; EQUIPMENT. FREIGHTLINER: AN INTERCONNECT CONTROLLER DISCONNECT OPENS THE INTERCONNECT CONTROLLER DURING CRANKING AND IT MUST BE CONNECTED TO SYSTEM IN CORRECT SEQUENCE FOR UNIT TO SELECT CORRECT OPERATING LOGIC WHEN INSTALLING REPLACEMENT. MODEL CASCADIA. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
RC-FL-609A2012-02-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. DAIMLER TRUCKS: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, A DEFECT REGARDING THE RUBBER ISOLATOR, WITH A BOLT ATTACHMENT, THE SUPPORT BRACKET MAY LOOSEN AND BACK OUT, CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN CHASSIS AND UN FUSED STARTED CABLE. *PE
SB-54-2602011-08-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. FREIGHTLINER: INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE MEGA FUSE JUNCTION BLOCK WITH A SERVICE VERSION POWER NET DISTRIBUTION BOX. *RM UPDATED 7/3/14. *PE
SB-54-2572011-08-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FREIGHTLINER: SOME CASCADIA VEHICLES MAY REPORT INCORRECT FAULTS. THE PROCEDURE IS LISTED HOW TO IDENTIFY ERRONEOUS FAULTS. *RM
SB-54-2232010-12-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. FREIGHTLINER: WIRING HARNESSES ON CERTAIN TRUCKS ARE DOCUMENTED DIFFERENTLY THAN HARNESSES ON TRUCKS. WHEN SPECIFICATION IS RELEASED FOR PRODUCTION, ALL WIRING FOR STANDARD OPTIONS ARE BUNDLED INTO HARNESSES BASED ON THEIR LOCATION IN THE TRUCKS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-54-2422010-07-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. FREIGHTLINER: CASCADIA BATTERY BOX COVER. IN SOME CLIMATES, IT IS HELPFUL TO HAVE THE BATTERIES COVERED TO PREVENT ICE AND SNOW BUILD UP WHEN THE CASCADIA IS EQUIPPED WITH CHASSIS SIDE FAIRINGS. IF DESIRED, A BATTERY BOX INSTALLATION KIT IS AVAILABLE FROM FREIGHTLINER FOR THIS PURPOSE. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SF-415A2010-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. DAIMLER (FREIGHTLINER) TRUCK: CERTAIN TRUCKS MAY NOT HAVE UPDATED SOFTWARE FOR THE FOLLOWING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECUS): SIGNAL DETECT AND ACTIVATION MODULE (SAM) CABIN, SAM CHASSIS, MODULAR SWITCH FIELD (MSF), AND THE CENTRAL GATEWAY (CGW). AN ACTIVE FAULT MAY ALSO REPORT CONSTANTLY ON SOME TRUCKS. *PE UPDATED 6/21/11. *PE
SB-54-2392010-01-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FREIGHTLINER TRUCK: CASCADIA CABIN CAN ECU COMPATIBILITY. CASCADIA CABIN CAN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (ECUS) MUST HAVE COMPATIBLE SOFTWARE FOR THE VEHICLE TO WORK PROPERLY. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY LEAD TO UNDESIRED AND UNPREDICTABLE VEHICLE BEHAVIOR. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 4/4/11. *PE UPDATED 4/27/2012 *JS
SB-54-2432009-10-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FREIGHTLINER: SEVERAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WHEN USING SERVICELINK WITH THE LIFEGUARD ROLLTEK SYSTEM ON CASCADIA TRUCKS. THE SERVICELINK ISSUES INCLUDE-MISSING ROLLTEK ECU DESCRIPTIONS; MISSING ROLLTEK ECU FAULT DESCRIPTIONS; THE INABILITY TO CLEAR HISTORIC J1708 ROLLTEK FAULT CODES. A SOLUTION IS IN PROCESS FOR SERVICELINK, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE BY FALL 2009. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-54-2152009-10-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. FREIGHTLINER: ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE ICU4M INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE EATON VORAD SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRATED ICU DISPLAY, THE DRIVER MESSAGE CENTER MAY NOT DISPLAY AN VORAD INFORMATION, EVEN THOUGH VORAD IS FUNCTIONING. THIS IS BECAUSE THE ICU4M IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE VORAD SYSTEM, DUE TO EITHER SOFTWARE CODING SEQUENCES DURING PRODUCTION, OR AN AFTERMARKET INSTALLATION OF THE VORAD OPTION. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 1/13/10. *PE UPDATED 12/23/14. *PE
F-SB-54-2222009-01-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. FREIGHTLINER: MEGA FUSE BREAKAGE. THE FUSES IN THE MEGA FUSE JUNCTION BLOCK MAY BREAK DUE TO PHYSICAL STRESS COUPLED WITH VEHICLE VIBRATIONS FROM ROAD AND DRIVETRAIN FORCES. WOULD RESULT IN SUDDEN OR INTERMITTENT ENGINE LOSS OR ELECTRICAL POWER. *PE UPDATED 5/13/11. *PE
SF391A2008-05-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. FREIGHTLINER SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CASCADIA LOW VOLTAGE DISCONNECT - MODELS AFFECTED: SPECIFIC FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DEC. 13, 2006 AND SEPT. 28, 2007. CSC WAS RECEIVED. *NJ

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