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Service bulletins for the 2020 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
SS3142-FTL2024-04-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service Solution for J1939 CAN issues for vehicles equipped with Bendix Side Radar with expanded field of view
CALFTL26-0022022-09-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Customer Advisory Letter for Eaton Endurant Transmissions Require Oil Coalescing Air Dryer Cartridges
SB54-3482022-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Updated Freightliner Service Bulletin for Meritor Rear Axle Temperature Parameters. This bulletin replaces the version dated 1/22/2022. The build date in General Information has been added.
ICI22-0172022-05-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Important Campaign Information Letter for DDC D21M1 Termination Date Extended. This letter is to inform you that a revised bulletin for Detroit Diesel Field Service Campaign D21M1, DT12 Transmission Drive Shaft Cover Plug Reseal has been EXTENDED for an additional three months. Please use the extended termination date for all work under D21M1 from this point forward. REVISION: D21M1 termination date extended to July 1, 2022.
SB26-0542022-04-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Revised Freightliner Service Bulletin for DT12 Transmission Control Harness Chafing the Transmission Control Module
SF6432022-02-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Cascadia with Allison Transmission - Inconsistent Shift. On certain Freightliner Cascadia vehicles with Allison automatic transmissions, a software error may prevent the transmission from shifting out of neutral.
SB54-3482022-02-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Meritor Rear Axle Temperature Parameters On Cascadia vehicles equipped with Meritor drive axles, the high temperature warning parameter is set too low for some applications, for vehicles equipped with synthetic oil, and for certain conditions that are not harmful to the axle.
SB26-0542022-01-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. DT12 Transmission Control Harness Chafing the Transmission Control Module. Classic and New Cascadia vehicles equipped with DT12 transmissions, built from approximately January 2017 to mid-March 2021, may experience rubbing/chafing on the chassis harness near the transmission.
SB54-3452021-08-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Freightliner Service Bulletin for Detroit New Final Drive (NFD) Rear Axle Temperature Parameters. Some New Cascadia trucks equipped with Detroit Diesel New Final Drive (NFD) axles have a high temperature warning parameter. The warning is set too low for some applications, and under certain conditions that are not harmful to the axle, the high temperature warning will appear on the dash and indicate an error requiring service.
FAB2092021-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Freightliner Action Bulletin FAB209 DT12 PTO
WSTCAE171-20192021-05-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; POWER TRAIN. Allison FuelSense 2.0
FAB1582021-05-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Freightliner Action Bulletin FAB158 Cummins Eaton SmartAdvantage
FTLCAE182-20172021-05-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT. New DT12 Transmission for Original Cascadia
FTLCAE173-20172021-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN. Air-to-Oil Coolers for DT12 in New Cascadia
FTLCAE172-20172021-05-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT. New Accuride Aluminum Wheels
SS3075-FTL20212021-05-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Service Solution for FTL DT12 Trans Control Harness Chaffing - PT Can faults. Transmission will not shift into Gear while driving or will not start and trigger multiple PT CAN Fault Codes.
D21M12021-05-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Detroit Field Service Campaign for DT12 Transmission Drive Shaft Cover Plug Reseal. Daimler Trucks North America LLC, on behalf of its DETROIT Powertrain Division, is initiating Field Service Campaign D21M1 on certain DT12 transmissions in order to reseal the bypass plugs of the drive shaft cover located in front housing.
DT12 Trans Chafe2021-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN. DTNA received a field notification on multiple units regarding diagnostic fault codes that were found to be causing issues to the After Treatment Control Module (ACM). These fault codes indicated that the ACM communication message was not received by the Motor Control Module (MCM) which in certain cases, led to a 25% engine de-rate situation. Further diagnosis revealed that the DT12 wiring harness was chafing and contacting the transmission TCU case. To reduce potential chafing areas, the proposed short-term containment was to route the wiring harness using additional tie straps. This communication applies to Freightliner and Western Star vehicles built with DT12 transmissions.
TechTalk81342021-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Tech Talk continuing discussion on SCR conversion codes only when bobtailing.
D21M32021-03-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Detroit Field Service Campaign for DT12 Gear Grind During Downshift Software Update.
WI21-0042021-03-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Warranty Information Letter for Detroit Resources: Exploded View DD Platform and DT12 Posters. Detroit's TechComm team created visual aids for the network and released exploded view posters for DD platform engines. In early 2021, Detroit added multiple DT12 posters.
TechTalk80202021-02-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Tech Talk discussion on LX6087 Rear axle oil change fluid type.
TechTalk80932021-02-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Tech Talk discussion on Cummins ISX fault 5865.
TechTalk80222021-02-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. Tech Talk discussion on Modules not powering up after being jumped.
SB54-3392021-01-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Freightliner Service Bulletin for Updating the Programming of the Integrative Predictive Powertrain Control (IPPC) Module. The integrative predictive powertrain control (IPPC) module programming should be updated to the newest software. If the ignition short-cycles on these vehicles with the previous software, there is a risk that the IPPC module will not have time to write EEPROM data in the controller. If this occurs, the IPPC will set check sum fault 520208/19 and will require programming to clear it.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.