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Freightliner Cascadia 2002–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB31-041 · NHTSA communication 10176997 · issued Jun 29, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2002–2020
model years
19
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service Bulletin for Chassis Side-Fairing Kickplate Magnet Replacement. On Freightliner Cascadia and New Cascadia vehicles manufactured before May 20, 2019, and equipped with side-fairings, the magnets that hold the kickplate closed may corrode and prevent the kickplate from staying in the closed position.

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.