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Service bulletins for the 2009 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.

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

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SF-440A2011-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. DAIMLER TRUCKS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. AN ISOLATOR PAD ON THE REAR ENGINE SUPPORTS ARE TOO SHORT AND MAY CAUSE BOLTS TO BOTTOM OUT BEFORE THEY CAN BE TORQUED. *RM
SF-433A2011-06-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. DAIMLER TRUCKS SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. H04 AIR CONDITIONING LINES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED THAT ARE TOO SHORT. *RM
SB-49-282011-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DAIMLER TRUCKS: THERE ARE NEW CGI BELLOWS, BECAUSE THE OLD ONES ARE PRONE TO FATIGUE AND MAY FAIL. *RM UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
ICI-10-0282011-05-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DAIMLER TRUCKS: REVISIONS TO A PREVIOUS SERVICE CAMPAIGN. *RM
SF-421-F-K REV2011-04-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FREIGHTLINER: IITIATING FIELD SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO MODIFY THE VEHICLES MENTIONED. CERTAIN TRUCKS WITH EARLY PRODUCTION PARKSMART PARKED HVAC UNITS MAY NOT PERFORM OPTIMALLY UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. A RANGE OF UPDATES TO ENHANCE PARKED HVAC PERFORMANCE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE THE START OF PARKSMART PRODUCTION. *PE UPDATED 10/3/11. *PE
SB-54-2582011-04-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT. FREIGHTLINER: EXTERIOR LIGHTS BLINKING. TRUCKS BUILT WITH SAM CAB SOFTWARE RELEASE 6.0 (SOFTWARE VERSION 09.31.005 AND ALL TRAILER IF TRAILER FAULT DETECTION IS ACTIVATED) TO LINK MOMENTARILY. BLINKING OF LIGHTS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER IGNITION KEY IS RELEASED FROM CRANK POSITION TO RUN OR OFF. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SF-422AB2011-04-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. DAIMLER TRUCK (FREIGHTLINER): KICK PLATE DOOR HINGES. THE KICK PLATE DOOR HINGE SPRINGS ON SOME TRUCKS MAY BE MISSING OR FRACTURE. A FAILURE OF BOTH SPRINGS MAY RESULT IN KICK PLATE DOOR NOT REMAINING SHUT. KICK PLATE DOOR HINGE SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED WITH MORE ROBUST SPRINGS. *PE
TSB-65-2552011-01-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FREIGHTLINER: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UPDATE 2010.5 PRE SERIES VEHICLE INFORMATION. IN APRIL 23 PRE SERIES VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN UPDATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ANOTHER PRESERIES FOR APPROXIMATELY THE SAME NUMBER OF VEHICLES WAS RELEASED IN 6/10. NO MODEL YEARS ARE LISTED. *PE
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-46-482010-07-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). FREIGHTLINER: TRW TAS85 STEERING GEAR INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST. SOME TRW TAS85 STEERING GEARS HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE. THESE STEERING GEARS ARE TYPICALLY INSTALLED WITH POWER STEERING PUMPS THAT HAVE A PRESSURE RELIEF RATING GREATER THAN 2175 PSI (150 BAR). THE INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE LIMITS MAXIMUM SUPPLY PRESSURE TO PROTECT THE STEERING GEAR. MODELS FLD CONVENTIONAL, CENTURY CLASS CONVENTIONAL, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, BUSINESS CLASS M2 AND CASCADIA. 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-46-472010-01-13. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY; STEERING:RACK AND PINION. FREIGHTLINER TRUCK: INNER TIE ROD INSPECTION AND REPAIR, RACK AND PINION GEAR. INCREASED LENGTH OF THE DRIVER SIDE INNER TIE ROD (IF THE INNER TIE ROD UNTHREADS FROM THE RACK) MAY CAUSE ABNORMAL STEER TIRE WEAR DUE TO HIGH TOE IN OR AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CORRECT TOE IN ADJUSTMENT. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-01-962010-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. FREIGHTLINER TRUCK: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A CUMMINS ISX ENGINE MAY HAVE THE AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE (ATD) PRESSURE SENSOR IN THE SAME CIRCUIT AS THE ACCELERATOR, CAUSING FAULT CODE 1993. AN OVERLAY HARNESS SHOULD BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-60-1332009-12-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. FREIGHTLINER: FLEX EXTENDER INSTALLATION ON DELIVERED VEHICLES. TRUCKS FROM ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER ARE TRANSPORTED WITH THE RUBBER FLEX EXTENDERS (IF SO EQUIPPED) REMOVED FROM THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE CAB SIDE EXTENDERS. TRANSPORTING THE TRUCK BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEEDS COULD CAUSE INSTALLED FLEX EXTENDERS TO COME LOOSE AND FALL OFF. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-83-1302009-10-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. FREIGHTLINER: SOME TRUCKS MAY HAVE THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR HARNESS ROUTED SUCH THAT IT CAN BE CHAFFED ON A RADIATOR BAFFLE. IF THE HARNESS IS RUBBED THROUGH, THE AC MAY NOT FUNCTION. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
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
TSB-54-2372009-07-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. FREIGHTLINER: A NEW BULB SOCKET IS AVAILABLE FOR TURN/PARK LIGHTS THAT IS METALIZED TO WITHSTAND HIGH HEAT WITHOUT OUT GASSING. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. MODELS COLUMBIA, BUSINESS CLASS M2 AND CASCADIA. *PE UPDATED ON 6/14/2011. *KB
TSB-88-372009-07-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. FREIGHTLINER: HOOD TILT ASSIST STRUT OIL LEAKS CAN BE PREVENTED BY FLIPPING THE STRUT ORIENTATION TO KEEP OIL IN THE CYLINDER, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO LONG STRUT LIFE. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE

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