2013 Freightliner Cascadia Technical Service Bulletins

880 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 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.

• 10173907Apr 21, 2020Equipment, Engine cooling. Warranty Information Letter for Warranty Long Block Program Change. The Detroit Reman Long Block Program has expanded. The expansion reduces complexity in ordering reman engines and promotes stocking reman engines to meet uptime commitments.
• 10173905Apr 21, 2020Body and structure. Service Bulletin for Draining Water Trapped in the Upper A-Pillar. A water leak in the seams between the cab roof and cab side wall or back wall can result in water becoming trapped in the upper A-pillar area in some Cascadia and New Cascadia vehicles. This water may migrate inside the cab and eventually spill through the marker light fastener clearance holes and drip on the dash.
• 10173896Apr 17, 2020Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Service Bulletin for Replacing Windshield Gasket. Different types of cab leaks can result in water dripping from the top of the windshield, onto the dash. Replacing a windshield gasket unnecessarily may create new leak issues. Do not replace a windshield gasket unless it has been confirmed to leak, using the cab pressure test.
• 10173894Apr 17, 2020Electrical system, Back-over prevention (rear camera). Service Bulletin for Lengthening the Backup Light Harness. Though the backup light harness is long enough to connect to the backup light switch, it may be short enough that the wire seals in the connector can be stressed. Moisture entering through the seals can cause corrosion, resulting in a bad connection and/or failure of the switch. As a result, backup lights and, if equipped, the backup alarm, may not function…
• 10172025Mar 4, 2020Equipment. Open recall and Field service Campaigns report send out to Dealers, General Managers, Service managers and warranty managers
• 10171911Mar 2, 2020Electrical system. Customer Advisory Letter that an inspection to determine if the high current breaker has been bypassed.
• 10170320Jan 17, 2020Electrical system. Service Solution for Meritor Wabco OnGuard Radar Service Alignment. If the radar sensor needs to be aligned, the radar sensor mounting system has become damaged or has loosened, or new radar sensor software has been installed, a Radar Sensor Service Alignment will need to be performed.
• 10169693Jan 2, 2020Equipment, Electrical system, Exterior lighting. Service Solution for Legacy Cascadia, where trailer turn signals or 4-way flashers used in applications with high duty cycles, the left and right turn signals may experience shortened relay life.
• 10168040Nov 19, 2019Electrical system, Equipment. Service Bulletin for Cascadia Cabin CAN ECU Compatibility. Compatible software levels are required for the proper operation of the vehicle.
• 10166965Nov 1, 2019Electrical system, Equipment. Service Bulletin describing Cascadia cabin CAN ECU compatibility. This document replaces version from July 2015.
• 10166962Nov 1, 2019Equipment. Service Bulletin revision to an earlier submission of SB54-308 for October 2019 (19MC2968). The prior submission added new screenshots. This revision adds clarification for vehicle programming.
• 10166798Oct 29, 2019Equipment. Service bulletin describing that the DiagnoticLink screen images for Chassis ECU programming have ben updated.
• 10166516Oct 25, 2019Engine cooling. Tool Letter for updating Cascadia and Western Star 5700 oil-to-air coolers. To be used with service bulletins SB26-051 and SB26004 respectively.
• 10166432Oct 25, 2019Engine cooling. Technical Service Letter communicating that information on DD Heavy Duty Platform Belt and Belt Tensioner can be found on TechLit.
• 10165427Sep 27, 2019Engine cooling, Equipment. Tool Letter for ICC5 Programming Cable
• 10165416Sep 27, 2019Fuel system. Service Bulletin for Equiflo Fuel System Breather Tube Inspection
• 10165413Sep 27, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. Service Bulletin for DT12 PTO Upfit
• 10165412Sep 27, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. Service Bulletin for DT12 Transmission Cooler Retrofit
• 10164624Sep 9, 2019Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain. Tool Letter for DT12 Seal Protector Sleeve
• 10164623Sep 9, 2019Equipment. Tool Letter for New Tool Kit Replacement Components DDE DKICHA018006 Components 1, 2 and 3
• 10164531Sep 6, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. Field Service Campaign for Remanufactured Detroit DT12 Transmissions
• 10164416Sep 4, 2019Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Electrical system. Service Bulletin to address wiper issue. On some Cascadia vehicles, when a request for wiper activation is made the wipers may not function. This can result from an overcurrent condition, which causes the wipers to stop functioning and immediately set fault code SPN 522215 FMI 6.
• 10164414Sep 4, 2019Electrical system. Service Bulletin to provide instructions to replace Ignition Control System.The ICU3 is no longer installed in production, and has been superseded by the ICU3S. When replacing an ICU3, the ICU3S must be installed in its place.
• 10164410Sep 4, 2019Equipment, Body and structure. Service Bulletin to replace the white drip shield and secondary SAM cover on the SAM Cabin, with a new one-piece drip shield.
• 10164406Sep 4, 2019Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Electrical system. Service Bulletin to fix wiper motor issue. On some Cascadia wiper park brush that rides against the brush plate may wear and may result in a diminished wiper park signal.
• 10163634Aug 7, 2019Fuel system, Engine cooling. Service Information Bulletin for Symptom Diagnostics - Fluid in the Aftertreatment - Diesel Fuel Contamination.
• 10163622Aug 7, 2019Fuel system, Electrical system, Engine cooling. The modified parked regeneration strategy has been standard on GHG17 units since the start of GHG17 production and was added to EPA10 and GHG14 units with a software update. The modified regeneration utilizes an improved strategy to clean the DOC inlet face and reduce downtime due to DOC face plugging.
• 10163599Aug 7, 2019Equipment. Warranty Information Letter sent to customers regarding new refrigerator supplier for returning parts.
• 10163421Aug 7, 2019Engine, Fuel system, Equipment. This service kit includes all necessary parts to replace the high pressure fuel rail feed lines, mounting bracket, P-clips and mounting hardware in the event one of these parts are loosened, removed or missing from the engine.
• 10163551Aug 5, 2019Equipment, Electrical system. Service Bulletin sent out customers describing procedure is to replace the white drip shield and secondary SAM cover on the SAM Cabin, with a new one-piece drip shield.
• 10163550Aug 5, 2019Electrical system. Service Bulletin provided to customers regarding ICU3 to ICU3S Replacement
• 10163511Aug 5, 2019Body and structure. Warranty Information Letter - Expanded guidelines for paint-related claims sent out to Freightliner, Western star, Thomas Built Bus, Export and Direct warranty customers
• 10163479Jun 19, 2019Engine cooling. Marker Light Gasket Leaks, Cascadia
• 10162283May 30, 2019Engine cooling. Service Solution: 1034298 - New Cascadia Engine Harness Chafe at A06-95037-000 Bracket
• 10162260May 1, 2019Suspension. Hendrickson 5 Inch Drop Axle Tie Rods Recall Bulletin
• 10162259May 1, 2019Suspension. Hendrickson 5 Inch Drop Axle Tie Rods Recall ICI letter
• 10161117Apr 15, 2019Brakes. Accent / Park Light Function Disable Accent / Park Light Function Disable
• 10161115Apr 12, 2019Electrical system. SS1034234 Cascadia ICU4Me - Low Air Warning Light Not Coming On
• 10161114Apr 12, 2019Equipment, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Installation of Vortex Generators
• 10161113Apr 12, 2019Fuel system. SS 1034231 New Cascadia Fuel Gauge Not Indicating Full When Fuel Tank(s) Are Filled
• 10161109Apr 9, 2019Electrical system. Revised Bulletin
• 10161066Apr 9, 2019Suspension, Brakes. Hendrickson 5 Inch Drop Axle Tie Rods
• 10160799Mar 28, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. Rear PTO Pump Support CA
• 10160789Mar 22, 2019Fuel system. SS 1034220 SSI Ultrasonic Fuel Level Sensor Information
• 10160786Mar 20, 2019Electrical system. Service Bulletin- sb54311 ICU Odometer Programming
• 10160783Mar 13, 2019Steering. sb42077 Steer Axle Brake Chatter
• 10160782Mar 13, 2019Exterior lighting. Steer Axle Brake Chatter
• 10160781Mar 13, 2019Steering. ICI19-011 FL782 - Revised Bulletin
• 10160780Mar 13, 2019Steering. FL782 Detroit Steer Axle Tie Rods
• 10160779Mar 11, 2019Electrical system. sb54308 Chassis ECU Programming

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