Chevrolet Silverado 2500 2015–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5540A · NHTSA communication 10160642 · issued Apr 8, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2019
model years
20
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a low voltage reading on the volt gauge during the first several minutes after a cold start. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
Vehicles covered
- 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2015 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2016 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2017 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2018 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2019 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2015 GMC Sierra 3500
- 2016 GMC Sierra 3500
- 2017 GMC Sierra 3500
- 2018 GMC Sierra 3500
- 2019 GMC Sierra 3500
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.