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Service bulletin PIT5452

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 id10114895
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPIT5452
Manufacturer's date2015-10-14
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a pop, click, tick, snap, or itch type noise in the steering column when turning left or right during low speeds or parking maneuvers. Technician will need to replace the column upper bearing inner race, spring, and seat.

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

Steering

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2015
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2015
CHEVROLET TAHOE2015
GMC YUKON2015
GMC YUKON XL2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20184822018-09-07. Steering
18V5860002018-09-07. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
14V7190002014-11-10. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
14V2460002014-05-14. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PI0281L2025-06-12. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational (PI) bulletin provides information to dealership personnel that may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
25-NA-0652025-04-24. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin instructs the tech when fuel/fluid is needed to be tested and where it can be sent for analysis.
16-NA-1092025-02-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
04-06-01-029K2024-12-04. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin explains Unscheduled Supplemental Services and the importance of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules.
PIT53522024-04-01. Service bulletin. Power Tilt and Telescoping Steering Column Does Not Recall With Memory Functions.
15NA0462024-02-12. Service bulletin. Driver Steering Wheel Airbag Not Flush With Steering Wheel and/or Difficulty Depressing Airbag to Engage Horn
PIT53122024-01-08. Service bulletin. Steering Column Grind Pop Bind Noise And/Or Feeling When Turning
14743B2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Loss of Electric Power Steering (EPS) Assist
15NA0462023-12-11. Service bulletin. Driver Steering Wheel Airbag Not Flush With Steering Wheel and/or Difficulty Depressing Airbag to Engage Horn.
PIT5213C2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Electric Power Steering Gear Has Ended.