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Service bulletin 05-02-32-008D

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 id10044941
Published by NHTSA2012-08-07
Manufacturer's number05-02-32-008D
Manufacturer's date2014-07-01
Replaces05-02-32-008F
NHTSA componentTIRES; STEERING

NHTSA's summary

GENERAL MOTORS: DIAGNOSING POWER STEERING CONCERNS. IN RARE CASES, CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A LACK OF STEERING ASSIST WHEN STOPPED OR DURING PARKING LOT TYPE OF MANEUVERS. *JS UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ

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, Tires

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 25002003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 35002003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 45002009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO CLASSIC2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 15002007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 25002008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET TAHOE2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
GMC SAVANA 25002003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SAVANA 35002003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA CLASSIC2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
GMC YUKON DENALI2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL 25002007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20112402011-06-28. Steering
11V3390002011-06-28. STEERING:LINKAGES
20052962005-10-07. Steering
05V4550002005-10-05. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
20050172005-01-24. Steering
05V0180002005-01-21. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
04V2400002004-05-17. TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
20022372002-12-12. Steering
02V3300002002-12-12. STEERING:LINKAGES
02V3260002002-12-02. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

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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