Freightliner service campaign SF681
Freightliner filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jan 9, 2025, received Apr 2, 2024, about the electrical system — 8 documents under this number: SF681-DLR LTR, SF681-Bulletin. It names 2 model years (2023–2024). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationRevised Field Service Campaign for eCascadia Software Package Update. Latest Revision: Software Programming, beginning on page 21 of the campaign bulletin.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF681-DLR LTR | Service campaign | Jan 9, 2025 | 11013223 | not yet checked |
| SF681-Bulletin | Service campaign | Jan 9, 2025 | 11013210 | not yet checked |
| SF681-DLR LTR | Service campaign | Sep 10, 2024 | 11008520 | not yet checked |
| SF681-Bulletin | Service campaign | Sep 10, 2024 | 11008500 | not yet checked |
| SF681-DLR LTR | Service campaign | Jun 24, 2024 | 11002439 | not yet checked |
| SF681-Bulletin | Service campaign | Jun 24, 2024 | 11002438 | not yet checked |
| SF681 | Service bulletin | Apr 29, 2024 | 10253866 | not yet checked |
| SF681 | Service bulletin | Mar 11, 2024 | 10252336 | not yet checked |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against: 2023 Freightliner E-Cascadia; 2024 Freightliner E-Cascadia.
None of these model years has a page on this site (it covers EPA-certified cars, trucks and SUVs from 2016), so the bulletin is listed here on its own.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Freightliner SF681 a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is the SF681 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does SF681 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2023 Freightliner E-Cascadia, 2024 Freightliner E-Cascadia. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.