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Service bulletin SB-10-02-33-001

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 id10036545
Published by NHTSA2011-03-28
Manufacturer's numberSB-10-02-33-001
Manufacturer's date2010-10-01
ReplacesSB-10-02-33-001A
NHTSA componentSTEERING; STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN

NHTSA's summary

BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/OLDSMOBILE AND HUMMER: INFORMATION ON PITMAN ARM SHAFT SEAL SERVICE KIT. DO NOT REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR FOR PITMAN SEAL LEAK. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN REPLACING ENTIRE STEERING GEARS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SERVICE JUST LEAKING PITMAN SHAFT SEAL. *PE UPDATED 5/9/11. *PE

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

Steering, Steering gear

Vehicles listed
BUICK RAINIER2004, 2005
CADILLAC ESCALADE2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
CHEVROLET BLAZER2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 15002011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET S102000 to 2005
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 15002010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET TAHOE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
GMC JIMMY2000 to 2004
GMC JIMMY CLASSIC2005
GMC SANANA2010
GMC SAVANA2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
GMC SAVANA 15002011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
GMC SIERRA 15002011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SONOMA2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
GMC SONOMA2005
GMC YUKON XL2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
GMC YUKON XL 15002010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
HUMMER H22004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA2000, 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
05V0180002005-01-21. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR

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
PIE-01982012-02-08. Service bulletin. CHEVROLET/GMC: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE FLUID LEAKING FROM FRONT DRIVE AXLE AREA. AFTER INSPECTION, PROBLEM FOUND TO BE PINION SEAL LEAKING. *PE
PIP-4647A2010-06-04. Service bulletin. GMC/CHEVROLET/SAAB/HUMMER: BIND/TIE-UP IN FOURTH GEAR, NO SECOND OR FOURTH GEARS, OVERRUN CLUTCH DISTRESS. DURING DISASSEMBLY OF THE TRANSMISSION TECHNICIANS MAY FIND THAT THE 2-4 BAND (ITEM 602 IN SI DOCUMENT 1553208) AND THE OVERRUN CLUTCH (645) ARE BOTH DISTRESSED WHILE NO OTHER CLUTCHES ARE DAMAGED. *PE
41902007-09-20. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING INFORMATION REQUEST DURING REAR RING AND PINION REPLACEMENT. *NJ
0702320022007-04-26. Service bulletin. EI07082 - POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING FROM POWER STEERING GEAR/RACK ASSEMBLY. *KB UPDATED ON 09/21/07. *NJ UPDATED 10/5/07. *NJ UPDATED 2/15/08. *NJ UPDATED 5/19/08. *NJ UPDATED 2/17/10. *PE UPDATED 3/30/11. *PE