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Freightliner Cascadia 1999–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20TS-01 · NHTSA communication 10170603 · issued Jan 21, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2011
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Service Letter for DDC Series 60 engines concerning Series 60 Cylinder Head Resurfacing/Finish. Detroit Diesel does not recommend third party resurfacing of Series 60 cylinder heads (outside of Detroit and Detroit Reman).

Vehicles covered

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.