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Service bulletin SB-13186

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 id10052499
Published by NHTSA2013-08-06
Manufacturer's numberSB-13186
Manufacturer's date2013-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

GM: SOME VEHICLES REQUIRE THE BATTERY CURRENT SENSOR TO BE REPLACED. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS THE PROCEDURE FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE BATTERY. ALSO INCLUDED MAKE/MODEL CHEVROLET CAPTIVA AND CAPTIVA SPORT MY2013-2014. *JS

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

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2013
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2014
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2013
CHEVROLET TAHOE2013
GMC SIERRA2014
GMC YUKON2013
GMC YUKON XL2013 (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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