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Service bulletin PIT5981

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 id10232806
Published by NHTSA2023-03-13
Manufacturer's numberPIT5981
Manufacturer's date2023-02-10
NHTSA componentELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); POWER TRAIN; SUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary information communicates a tip when diagnosing an inoperative air leveling suspension system and to repair any loss of comm DTC's with the power window motors first.

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

Driver assistance, Suspension, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2021, 2022, 2023
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2021, 2022, 2023
CHEVROLET TAHOE2021, 2022, 2023
GMC YUKON XL2021, 2022, 2023

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V0850002026-02-13. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:VALVES/VALVE BODY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
20260612026-02-12. Powertrain
20246372024-10-24. Powertrain
24V7970002024-10-24. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:VALVES/VALVE BODY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
23V6420002023-09-20. SUSPENSION:REAR
20220272022-01-27. Powertrain
22V0360002022-01-27. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

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

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