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Cadillac Escalade 2014–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIT5282F · NHTSA communication 10170483 · issued Dec 19, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Trailer Hitches
component
2014–2020
model years
38
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that a customer may request the factory Integrated Trailer Brake Control be bypassed and their aftermarket trailer brake controller be installed instead. Technician will need to gain access to the body harness. Install trailer brake controller harness General Motors part number 23184088 into Middle Bus Electrical Center (X61A).

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.