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Service bulletin 030864029

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10004397
Published by NHTSA2003-12-05
Manufacturer's number030864029
Manufacturer's date2003-09-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON REMOVING FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL TO AVOID BREAKAGE. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2003, 2004
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2003, 2004
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2003, 2004
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2003, 2004
CHEVROLET TAHOE2003, 2004
GMC DENALI2003
GMC SIERRA2003, 2004
GMC YUKON2003, 2004
GMC YUKON XL2003, 2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V1290002004-03-17. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
03V0940002003-03-07. STRUCTURE
03V0370002003-02-06. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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PIT5570B2018-12-17. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with weight capacity for the tailgate and cargo loops in the bed.
PIT3946C2018-12-17. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communicates an issues with the headliner sagging and how to reattach the velcro using Hardman Double Bubble Epoxy part number 04001.
PI0657A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure for replacement of the liftgate applique for concerns regarding the applique being deformed or dimpled or paint damage at the lower edge of the applique