Freightliner 108SD 2007–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB31-043 · NHTSA communication 10177604 · issued Jul 28, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2007–2021
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Freightliner Service Bulletin for Non-Airliner Rear Suspension Crossmember Fastener Change. With the start of production on March 2, 2020, the fasteners used to assemble the non-Airliner rear suspension (bogie) crossmember have changed. The rear suspension bogie crossmember gussets to the C-channel will be assembled with 5/8 - 18 fasteners. This change includes a revision to a higher friction nut that requires an increase in tightening torque. The new higher friction nut can be identified by its green color.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Freightliner 108SD
- 2011 Freightliner 108SD
- 2012 Freightliner 108SD
- 2013 Freightliner 108SD
- 2014 Freightliner 108SD
- 2015 Freightliner 108SD
- 2016 Freightliner 108SD
- 2017 Freightliner 108SD
- 2018 Freightliner 108SD
- 2019 Freightliner 108SD
- 2020 Freightliner 108SD
- 2021 Freightliner 108SD
- 2010 Freightliner 114SD
- 2011 Freightliner 114SD
- 2012 Freightliner 114SD
- 2013 Freightliner 114SD
- 2014 Freightliner 114SD
- 2015 Freightliner 114SD
- 2016 Freightliner 114SD
- 2017 Freightliner 114SD
- 2018 Freightliner 114SD
- 2019 Freightliner 114SD
- 2020 Freightliner 114SD
- 2021 Freightliner 114SD
- 2010 Freightliner 122SD
- 2011 Freightliner 122SD
- 2012 Freightliner 122SD
- 2013 Freightliner 122SD
- 2014 Freightliner 122SD
- 2015 Freightliner 122SD
- 2016 Freightliner 122SD
- 2017 Freightliner 122SD
- 2018 Freightliner 122SD
- 2019 Freightliner 122SD
- 2020 Freightliner 122SD
- 2021 Freightliner 122SD
- 2010 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2011 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2012 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2013 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2014 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2015 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2016 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2017 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2018 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2019 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2020 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2021 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2007 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2008 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2009 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2010 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2011 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2012 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2013 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2014 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2015 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2016 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2017 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2010 Freightliner Coronado
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.