Cadillac Escalade Ext 1998–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT3227L · NHTSA communication 10114913 · issued Oct 20, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
Vehicles covered
- 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
- 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext 1500
- 2003 Cadillac Escalade Ext 1500
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade Ext 1500
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext 1500
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade Ext 1500
- 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500
- 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500
- 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500
- 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500
- 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500
- 2004 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2005 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2006 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2007 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2008 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2009 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2010 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2011 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2012 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2015 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2016 Chevrolet Colorado
- 1998 Chevrolet P
- 1999 Chevrolet P
- 1998 Chevrolet S10
- 1999 Chevrolet S10
- 2000 Chevrolet S10
- 2001 Chevrolet S10
- 2002 Chevrolet S10
- 2003 Chevrolet S10
- 2004 Chevrolet S10
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD
- 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD
- 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
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.