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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2001–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP3497B · NHTSA communication 10112845 · issued Feb 5, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2013
model years
50
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have no forward or reverse. Technician will need to check for metal debris in torque converter clutch valve.

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.