Cadillac Escalade 2004–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT3078F · NHTSA communication 10112519 · issued Oct 29, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2004–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have grease leaking from front hub bearings. Technician should not replace the bearing for grease purge. Technician should be advised to not clean the purged grease from the area immediately on or adjacent to the seals because this grease provides additional protection. Technician should only replace the bearing if the seals show visible damage, bearing endplay is greater than 0.005" or 0.13mm, bearing exhibits rough rotation, or bearing exhibits abnormal noise.
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2005 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2012 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic
- 2004 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2005 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2006 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2007 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2008 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2009 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2010 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
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.