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Service bulletin PIT5311C

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 id10113309
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPIT5311C
Manufacturer's date2017-01-09
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have an intermittent "Check Trailer Wiring" or "Service Trailer Brake" message on the Driver Information Center. Technician will inspect and clean the ground wire (normally white wire) connection on the trailer side of the 7-pin connector. Inspect that the wires inside the trailer side connector are clean and securely fastened. If the vehicle?s 7-way connector socket terminals are deformed or have excessive wear, it will be necessary to replace the truck side connector with part number 23404450.

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, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2017
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2015, 2016, 2017
CHEVROLET TAHOE2015, 2016, 2017
GMC SIERRA2017
GMC SIERRA 15002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA DENALI2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2015, 2016, 2017
GMC YUKON XL2015, 2016, 2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
14V2650002014-05-20. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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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PIT5311F2020-08-10. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have an intermittent "Check Trailer Wiring" or "Service Trailer Brake" message on the Driver Information Center. Technician will inspect and clean the ground wire (normally white wire) connection on the trailer side of the 7-pin connector. Inspect that the wires inside the trailer side connector are clean and securely fastened. If the vehicle?s 7-way connector socket terminals are deformed or have excessive wear, it will be necessary to replace the truck side connector with part number 23404450.
PIT5556A2020-04-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates an issue where the chassis wiring harness can chaff on the underbody of the vehicle causing a wide varied of issues, depending on which wire(s) is chaffed. Repair the affected wiring as needed
100089005G2019-05-13. Service bulletin. This warranty admin bulletin explains to the technician additional information may be needed when submitting transactions when doing wiring repairs.
PIE0499B2019-04-22. Service bulletin. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information and document the exact location of the wire chafing by taking a photo of the flex fuel pigtail as it appears BEFORE repairs are made.
PIE04992019-03-25. Service bulletin. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information and document the exact location of the wire chafing by taking a photo of the flex fuel pigtail as it appears BEFORE repairs are made.