Cadillac Escalade Ext 1998–2022 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT3227R · NHTSA communication 10211764 · issued Apr 13, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998–2022
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
- 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
- 2017 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2018 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2019 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2020 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2021 Chevrolet Colorado
- 2022 Chevrolet Colorado
- 1998 Chevrolet Malibu Classic
- 1999 Chevrolet Malibu Classic
- 2000 Chevrolet Malibu Classic
- 1998 Chevrolet S10
- 1999 Chevrolet S10
- 2000 Chevrolet S10
- 2001 Chevrolet S10
- 2002 Chevrolet S10
- 2003 Chevrolet S10
- 2004 Chevrolet S10
- 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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.