Service bulletin PIE0383
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| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10135299 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-05-07 |
| Manufacturer's number | PIE0383 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-10-17 |
| NHTSA component | TRAILER HITCHES |
NHTSA's summary
This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of a check trailer message displayed but there is no trailer connected.
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
Trailer hitch
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO | 2017 |
|---|---|
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 | 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 | 2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA | 2017 |
| GMC SIERRA 1500 | 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA 2500 | 2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| GMC SIERRA DENALI | 2015, 2016 (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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