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Service bulletin PIP5172

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 id10112003
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPIP5172
Manufacturer's date2014-01-20
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an erratic idle, idle surge or sag, and other low engine speed drivability concerns, including the potential for stall events that can occur infrequently. Technician should insure he is working on a Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicles and Special Service Tahoe?s Regular Production Option Code 5W4. Technician will need to reprogram the Engine Control Module and Body Control Module with the latest calibration to correct this concern.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET TAHOE2012, 2013, 2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20165972016-11-29. Electrical
20150022014-12-30. Electrical
14V8270002014-12-30. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
20144322014-10-03. Electrical
14V6140002014-10-01. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13V0010002013-01-02. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

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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