Service bulletin 020866001

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	629441
Published by NHTSA	2002-04-02
Manufacturer's number	020866001
Manufacturer's date	2002-02-01
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

CARGO COVER SEAL PULLS OFF. *YD

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE	2002
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE	2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V129000	2004-03-17. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

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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