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Service bulletin PIT-5181

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10047419
Published by NHTSA2012-11-28
Manufacturer's numberPIT-5181
Manufacturer's date2012-09-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET/GMC/CADILLAC: BRAKE PEDAL POSITION (BPP) SENSOR HAS RELATED ISSUES AFTER NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS, REGARDING CONNECTOR X205, TERMINAL CONCERN, CRUISE/BRAKE LIGHT OR SERVICE STABILITY MESSAGE OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER. MODELS 2012-2013 ALL ESCALADES, AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SIERRA AND ALL YUKONS. *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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2012
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 15002013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2012, 2013
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2012
CHEVROLET TAHOE2012
GMC SIERRA2012, 2013
GMC YUKON2012, 2013
GMC YUKON DENALI2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL 15002012 (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.

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