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Freightliner Cascadia 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 20TS-04 · NHTSA communication 10175416 · issued May 22, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Technical Service Letter for Detroit CPC501T GHG21 Only; Bootloader Update. On Detroit powertrain equipped Cascadias, built in 2020, it may be necessary to complete an additional step in the programming process when updating the CPC501T software.

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.