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Service bulletin 08-08-45-004D

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 id10113732
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's number08-08-45-004D
Manufacturer's date2015-03-04
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

This informational bulletin provides information for installing a diode to solenoid/relay to suppress voltage spikes in conjuction with installation of electrical aftermarket accessories-battery, ignition and ground feeds-(do not splice into wiring harness).

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, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2015
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
CHEVROLET TAHOE2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
GMC SAVANA2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
GMC SIERRA 25002007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA DENALI2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
GMC YUKON DENALI2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
GMC YUKON XL2012, 2013, 2014 (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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