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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2003–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin DORD8R3N09 · NHTSA communication 10165334 · issued Jul 16, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2003–2019
model years
45
vehicle entries

Official summary

This SKU is a Tire Hoist Assembly. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for the shape of the centerpiece of the tire hoist being round when it should be square. If the centerpiece is the incorrect shape then the tire hoist cannot be operated with the OE tools, and the end user would therefore not be able to lower the spare tire with the vehicles original tools.

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.