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Chevrolet Avalanche 1997–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 510 · NHTSA communication 10016226 · issued Oct 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
1997–2004
model years
26
vehicle entries

Official summary

Repairing napped fabric-seats may have been upholstered in napped fabrics with dorchester on the bolster and honeycomb on the insert. *sc

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.