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Freightliner Cascadia 1997–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-46-47 · NHTSA communication 10031824 · issued Oct 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1997–2010
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

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

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.