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Service bulletin G-169081

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 id10114173
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberG-169081
Manufacturer's date2013-06-26
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

13186 - Service Update. Inspect and, if necessary, replace the battery current sensor. An incorrect battery current sensor may have been installed on the negative battery cable assembly. This could cause an incorrect reading of the battery state of charge, resulting in under charging of the battery.

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 ESCALADE2013
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA2013 to 2014
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2013
CHEVROLET TAHOE2013
GMC SIERRA 15002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2013
GMC YUKON XL2013 (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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