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Chevrolet Silverado 2007–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIT5039B · NHTSA communication 10112609 · issued Nov 28, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2007–2013
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the customer or up-fitter may have removed the rear bumper, install a different rear bumper, or add a different box/flat bed/cube box/hitch, etc. to the rear of the truck, which affects the rear park assist operation. Technician can disable the rear park assist for this concern.

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.