Service bulletin PIT5447
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 | 10114634 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-08-15 |
| Manufacturer's number | PIT5447 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-07-29 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE |
NHTSA's summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps needed to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have a rattle noise from the dash. Technician will need to inspect for the rear heater pipes contacting the passenger side exhaust manifold. If the rear heater pipe is found to be contacting the exhaust manifold, reposition the heater pipe so it no longer makes contact.
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
Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler
| CADILLAC ESCALADE | 2015 |
|---|---|
| CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SUBURBAN | 2015 |
| CHEVROLET TAHOE | 2015 |
| GMC YUKON | 2015 |
| GMC YUKON XL | 2015 |
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| PIT5447A | 2017-03-23. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE DASH. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO INSPECT FOR THE REAR HEATER PIPES CONTACTING THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IF THE REAR HEATER PIPE IS FOUND TO BE CONTACTING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, REPOSITION THE HEATER PIPE SO IT NO LONGER MAKES CONTACT. |
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