Service bulletin PIT3227K
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 | 10114448 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-08-15 |
| Manufacturer's number | PIT3227K |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE |
NHTSA's summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
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
Body and frame
| CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
|---|---|
| CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 1500 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET AVALANCHE | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2500 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET COLORADO | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| CHEVROLET COLORADO | 2015 |
| CHEVROLET P | 1998 to 1999 |
| CHEVROLET S10 | 1998 to 2004 |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HD | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD | 1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 | 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 | 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET W SERIES | 2000 |
| GMC CANYON | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| GMC CANYON | 2015 |
| GMC G SERIES | 1999 to 2000 |
| GMC G SERIES | 2003 |
| GMC G VAN BUS | 2000 |
| GMC G VAN BUS | 2004 to 2006 |
| GMC GM | 2001 to 2002 |
| GMC P | 1998 to 1999 |
| GMC SIERRA 1500 | 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA 2500 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA DENALI | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA DENALI | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SONOMA | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 06V066000 | 2006-03-08. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
|---|---|
| 04V129000 | 2004-03-17. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
| 03V037000 | 2003-02-06. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
| 2001016 | 2001-01-29. Structure |
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