2010 Freightliner Cascadia Technical Service Bulletins

763 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2010 Freightliner Cascadia. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10036591Oct 1, 2010Engine cooling. Freightliner: fan clutch nuts. Always use new nyloc nuts when installing the engine cooling fan on a borg warner (kysor) fan clutch. Failure may lead to a loose or lost fan, and damage to the fan clutch or truck.
• 10037124Sep 1, 2010Steering. Freightliner: the procedure for replacing a failed thrust bearing in a steering column.
• 10037110Sep 1, 2010Suspension. Daimler trucks: troubleshooting for a misalignment of the suspension air springs.
• 10033171Jan 1, 2010Steering. Freightliner: trw tas85 steering gear internal leakage test. Some trw tas85 steering gears have been equipped with an internal relief valve. These steering gears are typically installed with power steering pumps that have a pressure relief rating greater than 2175 psi (150 bar). The internal relief valve limits maximum supply pressure to protect the steering gear. Models fld conventional, century class…
• 10033168Dec 1, 2009Electrical system. Freightliner: cascadia battery box cover. In some climates, it is helpful to have the batteries covered to prevent ice and snow build up when the cascadia is equipped with chassis side fairings. If desired, a battery box installation kit is available from freightliner for this purpose. No model years listed.
• 10031824Oct 1, 2009Steering. 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.
• 10031804Oct 1, 2009Engine cooling. Freightliner truck: vehicles equipped with a cummins isx engine may have the aftertreatment device (atd) pressure sensor in the same circuit as the accelerator, causing fault code 1993. An overlay harness should be installed to correct this problem. No model years listed.
• 10030460Sep 1, 2009Suspension. Freightliner: airliner suspension six piece bolted service crossmember. The six piece bolted service crossmembers are an improved, more durable service replacement for five piece welded crossmembers, or bolted five piece service crossmembers, used with steel frame rails. No model years listed. *pe updated 1/13/10.
• 10030870Jul 1, 2009Equipment. Freightliner: flex extender installation on delivered vehicles. Trucks from original equipment manufacturer are transported with the rubber flex extenders (if so equipped) removed from the trailing edge of the cab side extenders. Transporting the truck backwards at high speeds could cause installed flex extenders to come loose and fall off. No model years listed.
• 10029384Jul 1, 2009Body and structure. Freightliner: hood tilt assist strut oil leaks can be prevented by flipping the strut orientation to keep oil in the cylinder, which contributes to long strut life. Model years unknown.
• 10030468Jun 1, 2009Suspension. Freightliner: new medium bias air springs (18-52651-000) superseded low bias air springs (18-40977-000) in production on 12/15/ 08/ of replacing one air spring, do not match a low bias sir spring with a medium bias one. The two types of air springs have different spring rates, and will have a slightly different ride height at the same air pressure. If a matching low bias air spring is not available, replace both…
• 10030466Jun 1, 2009Electrical system. Freightliner: several issues have been discovered when using servicelink with the lifeguard rolltek system on cascadia trucks. The servicelink issues include-missing rolltek ecu descriptions; missing rolltek ecu fault descriptions; the inability to clear historic j1708 rolltek fault codes. A solution is in process for servicelink, and is expected to be available by fall 2009. No model years listed.
• 10034624Apr 1, 2008Electrical system. Freightliner: wiring harnesses on certain trucks are documented differently than harnesses on trucks. When specification is released for production, all wiring for standard options are bundled into harnesses based on their location in the trucks. No model years listed.

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