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Freightliner 114SD 2018–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18SP736 · NHTSA communication 10180517 · issued Sep 30, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2018–2021
model years
36
vehicle entries

Official summary

Detroit Diesel Special Publication informing about Heavy Duty Friction Style Belt Tensioner Kit. This heavy duty friction style belt tensioner kit contains the belt tensioner and two M10 bolts to correctly pin the friction style belt tensioner. The M10x80mm bolt is used to pin the engine cooling fan drive arm. The M10x50mm bolt is used to pin the engine accessory drive arm.

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.