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Service bulletin 3227

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 id10011755
Published by NHTSA2005-01-31
Manufacturer's number3227
Manufacturer's date2006-10-04
Replaces3227C
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

NHTSA's summary

TAILGATE CABLE SLACK. THIS INCLUDES 1998-2006 CHEVROLET AND GMC FULL AND MID SIZE TRUCKS. *EH UPDATED. *KB

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 ESCALADE2007
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 15002005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 25002005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET COLORADO2005, 2006, 2007
CHEVROLET S101998 to 2004
CHEVROLET SILVERADO1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25001998
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002000 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC CANYON2005, 2006, 2007
GMC SIERRA2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
GMC SIERRA 15002007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SONOMA1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 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
06V0660002006-03-08. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
04V1290002004-03-17. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
20010162001-01-29. Structure

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

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