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Freightliner Cascadia 2017–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB09-038 · NHTSA communication 10181322 · issued Oct 16, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017–2021
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Freightliner Service Bulletin for Air Cleaner Support Bracket Bolt Replacement. On New Cascadia vehicles, the air filter housing rear mounting bracket bolts may be found to be loose or missing. If allowed to continue, this can lead to complete bolt failure which will allow the filter housing to rest on and possibly wear through the valve cover.

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.