# Service bulletin PIP5220A

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10112214
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-08\-15
- Manufacturer's number: PIP5220A
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-09\-09
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE \(4\-WHEEL DRIVE\)

## NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a repeat service 4 wheel drive message. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes C0398, C038D or C0397. Technician will need to reprogram the Transfer case control module with latest software available through tis2web. If the vehicle has Regular Production Option Code \(NQH\) and has a Diagnostic Trouble Code C0398 setting after being Dinghy towed please see the latest version of PIP5217. If the vehicle has a Diagnostic Trouble Code C0398, inspect circuits 7477, 7478, 7479 for any terminal or connection issues between the B2227 Gear Position Sensor and the Transfer Case Control Module and repair as needed.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10112214-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10112214-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline, Software, Transfer case

## Trouble codes named

B2227, C038D, C0397, C0398

## Vehicles listed

- 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE
- 2015 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
- 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
- 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
- 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
- 2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE
- 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500
- 2014 GMC SIERRA 2500
- 2015 GMC YUKON
- 2015 GMC YUKON XL

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [26V289000](/recalls/nhtsa/26V289000.md), 2026-05-07: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE \(4\-WHEEL DRIVE\)
- [14V374000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V374000.md), 2014-06-27: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE \(4\-WHEEL DRIVE\)
- [14V301000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V301000.md), 2014-06-06: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery testing and warranty replacements.
- [PIT5350](/bulletins/10252160.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Programming IPC Engine Hours Into A Replacement IPC.
- [14192A](/bulletins/10248736.md), 2024-01-16, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE \(4\-WHEEL DRIVE\). Unwanted Transfer Case Shift to Neutral
- [14192](/bulletins/10248735.md), 2024-01-16, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE \(4\-WHEEL DRIVE\). Unwanted Transfer Case Shift to Neutral
- [130089004H](/bulletins/10246623.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE:THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR \(TPS\). Car and Truck Fix it Right the First Time Issues
- [130089003](/bulletins/10246614.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Vehicle Software Enhancements
- [PIP5632G](/bulletins/10230683.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
- [PIP4902Q](/bulletins/10230682.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
- [15\-NA\-083](/bulletins/10190387.md), 2021-04-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). Recovery Process from a Controller Reprogramming Interruption During service reprogramming of the T87 TCM, some technicians may notice the TCM may fail during the reprogramming event and become unresponsive to the Service Programming System \(SPS\), unresponsive to the GDS2 tool. This bulletin addresses corrective actions to attempt to recover the module before declaring the TCM as a bad part and replacing. During reprogramming, an interruption can cause the module to lock up. A module reset may recover the TCM
- [21NA010](/bulletins/10187773.md), 2021-03-01, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reset the DTCs and take the vehicle for a test drive to verify the codes do not return.

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