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Service bulletin PIT-5288-D

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 id10078602
Published by NHTSA2016-08-11
Manufacturer's numberPIT-5288-D
Manufacturer's date2016-04-05
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN. CUSTOMER'S POSSIBLE CONCERNS ARE: REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERATIVE, PASSIVE ENTRY AND START INOPERATIVE, NO FOB DETECT MESSAGE ON DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER, SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM, NO AUDIO, TOUCH SCREEN INOPERATIVE, OR RADIO AND/OR DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY BLANK INOPERATIVE.

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, Equipment and accessories, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2015, 2016
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2015, 2016
CHEVROLET TAHOE2015, 2016
GMC SIERRA 15002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2015, 2016
GMC YUKON XL2015, 2016

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

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