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Chevrolet Avalanche 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 010844008 · NHTSA communication 620816 · issued Jul 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2001–2002
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin is being issued to inform dealers that effective with vehicle production in may 1, 2001, certain vehicles are being shipped with a new fluorescent orange plastic antenna wrench as part of the antenna. *tt

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.