# Service bulletin PIT4813F

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: 10125983
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-12\-22
- Manufacturer's number: PIT4813F
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-06\-27
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

## NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with a "Service Charging System" message displayed on the Driver Information Center and/or a low voltage reading on the volt gauge during the first several minutes after a cold start. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code B15517 sym 03. If this concern only occurs during the first several minutes of a cold start, no repairs should be made. Dealer should communicate to the customer that this is normal operating characteristic of vehicles equipped with the diesel engine.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10125983-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10125983-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2007 to 2011 CHEVROLET EXPRESS
- 2007 to 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
- 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
- 2007 to 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
- 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
- 2007 to 2011 GMC SAVANA
- 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500
- 2007 to 2014 GMC SIERRA 2500
- 2007 to 2013 GMC SIERRA DENALI

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [20\-NA\-132](/bulletins/10252774.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery testing and warranty replacements.
- [PIT5066A](/bulletins/10247711.md), 2023-12-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Intermittent Battery Draw Dead Battery Or HVAC Odor.
- [PIT5074H](/bulletins/10247061.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. J\-35616\-64B Terminal Test Probe / Replacement Terminal / Terminated Lead.
- [PIT5074G](/bulletins/10247060.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Terminal Test Probe And Replacement Terminal.
- [PIT5066A](/bulletins/10247056.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Intermittent Battery Draw Dead Battery Or HVAC Odor.
- [1408117001a](/bulletins/10246506.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Unable to Clear BCM DTCs After Completing Repair
- [18NA161](/bulletins/10168185.md), 2019-11-25, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This technical bulletin provides a procedure for testing the battery cables for voltage drop, Checking for a bad ground at g218, Inspecting for a short at the starter B\+ to shield and testing for a faulty battery.
- [030603004V](/bulletins/10159570.md), 2019-05-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements.
- [110849001Z](/bulletins/10158865.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin provides information on the Transport Mode On Message Being Displayed in the Driver Information Center \(DIC\) and/or Battery Light is Flashing and the procedures to turn the Transport Mode message ON and OFF.
- [PIT5521A](/bulletins/10157029.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This preliminary information communicates a Diagnostic Tip for a Service Trailer Brake Message with DTC C111B C1112 C1113 C1114 advising to address any battery issues first before any in depth diagnostics are done.

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