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Cadillac Escalade 1998–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIT3227Q · NHTSA communication 10193430 · issued Apr 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1998–2021
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

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.