Freightliner Cascadia 2010–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB42-078 · NHTSA communication 10177606 · issued Jul 30, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2010–2021
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Freightliner Service Bulletin for Meritor Steer Axle Drum Brake Squeal. Some Cascadia and New Cascadia vehicles equipped with Meritor steer axle drum brakes with a front axle rating less than 13,300 lb (6038 kg) have experienced brake squealing noise when the service brakes are applied at lower speeds. NOTE: This is a nuisance noise issue and not a failure. The solution given in this service bulletin may fix this issue.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2011 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2012 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2013 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2014 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2015 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2016 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2017 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2018 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2019 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2020 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2021 Freightliner Cascadia
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.