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Freightliner Cascadia 2004–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 83-153 · NHTSA communication 10052275 · issued May 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2004–2014
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Freightliner: parksmart with ddc optimized idle. Detroit diesel optimized idle affects the way parksmart operates. *js

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.