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Service bulletins for the 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche

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.

1659 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIT4211D2017-03-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE INOPERATIVE. TO PERFORM AN INSTANT UPDATE OF THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR, PRESS AND HOLD THE RECIRC BUTTON AND AIR CONDITIONING BUTTON ON THE HEATER-VENT-AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL HEAD SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO PERFORM THIS BY USING A SCAN TOOL IN SPECIAL FUNCTION MODE AND SELECT INSTANT UPDATE.
PIP5226A2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT FINDING NEEDLE BEARINGS DURING AN OIL CHANGE. TECHNICIAN WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROLLER ROCKERS TO INSPECT THEM. ONLY REPLACE THE ROLLER ROCKER THAT IS MISSING NEEDLE BEARINGS. BE SURE TO CLEAN THE OIL DRAINS TO RETRIEVE THE NEEDLE BEARINGS. EACH ROLLER ROCKER HAS 66 BEARINGS.
PIT3271G2017-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT CHANGING THE TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE ON VEHICLES. GENERAL MOTORS WILL ONLY SUPPORT A TIRE CALIBRATION FOR TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN SIZED, TESTED AND DESIGNED FOR THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS. TECHNICIAN SHOULD NOT USE THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TIRE SIZE SELECTION.
PIC3278F2017-03-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE UNWANTED OR PHANTOM PHONE CALLS. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF CALL THE CUSTOMER IS HAVING THAT IS UNWANTED. THE VEHICLE MAY RECEIVE AN INCOMING CALL JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PHONE. TYPICALLY THE CUSTOMER WILL HEAR THE PHONE RINGING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS SCENARIO ALSO INCLUDES INCOMING BLUETOOTH CALLS. ONE TYPE OF UNWANTED CALL CAN BE MADE IF THE KEY PAD IS FAULTY THE ONSTAR SYSTEM WILL TRY TO MAKE A BLUE BUTTON CALL FOR SHORTED VOLTAGE IN THE CIRCUITS. THE ONSTAR MODULE COULD HAVE AN INTERNAL FAULT AND PRODUCE A PHONE UNAVAILABLE AUDIO MESSAGE ALSO IT MAY HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U1500 OR B1000. REFER TO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE MAKING SURE TO FOLLOW ANY APPLICABLE BULLETINS OR PRELIMINARY INFORMATION SHEETS. A GREADYH OR GONSTAR READYH AUDIO MESSAGE HEARD WHILE DRIVING. IN SOME CASES IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THE CUSTOMER IS INADVERTENTLY PRESSING THE PUSH TO TALK BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. ON RARE OCCASIONS, OTHER ISSUES IN THE STEERING COLUMN OR STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM MAY INDUCE THIS CONCERN.
10-08-110-001E2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS.
PI0373A2016-11-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR RELEARNING THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS AND ROAD TESTIN TO VERIFY THEY CORRECT A CONDTION OF THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS GLASS SHAKES, FLUTTERS AT NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PI0086D2016-11-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A LIST OF CORRECTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CONCERNS REGARDING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF RADIO AUDIO (RADIO GOES SILENT/NO SOUND) AND OTHER BLACKBERRY PHONE - BLUETOOTH ISSUES
PIT5389A2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO CONNECT TO ONSTAR USING THE WHITE, BLUE OR RED ONSTAR BUTTONS.
PIP5168E2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN, AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN IS TO INSPECT FOR A SHEARED CAM PIN IN THE ENGINE.
PIC6198A2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON STEPS TO PERFORM TO DETERMINE IF THE CUSTOMER'S BATTERY DRAIN CONCERN IS BEING CAUSED BY A KNOWN CONCERN WITH BLUETOOTH CALL TRANSFER OPERATION WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. IF THE CONCERN IS DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER WITH THE ONSTAR LED IS STILL GREEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE BLUETOOTH CALL WAS DISCONNECTED. DEALER SHOULD ADVISES THAT ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THE CONCERN AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE.
PIC6193A2016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THE CONCERN IS THE RADIO MAY BE UNABLE TO SAVE XM FAVORITE STATIONS.
PIC5374D2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF RECEIVING FREQUENT "OFF ROUTE" MESSAGES WHILE FOLLOWING TURN BY TURN (TBT) ROUTE NAVIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESETTING THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN.
PIC5260A2016-10-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS.
PIC5088F2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM RADIO ONLY HAS XM PREVEIW CHANNELS.
PIC4935E2016-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM.
PIC4707E2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM TRAVEL LINK MAY BE INOPERTIVE.
PIT5074J2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE USE OF J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE, REPLACEMENT TERMINALS, AND TERMINATED LEADS. THE J-35616-64B IS THE LATEST TEST PROBE RELEASED FOR CHECKING TENSION OR PROBING THE .64 SERIES TERMINALS. THE TEST PROBE TERMINAL HAS BEEN RELEASED IN THE TERMINAL REPAIR KIT (J-38125-620H) LOCATED IN LEAR TRAY 7 PART NUMBER 963716-2. THERE ARE 5 TERMINATED LEADS IN A PACKAGE PART NUMBER IS 13505346, WHICH CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH YOUR NORMAL GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER CARE AND AFTERSALES PARTS CHANNEL
PIP4786C2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT.
PIC61982016-10-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A DEAD BATTERY AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE DURING A BLUETOOTH CALL.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
PI0388F2016-10-19. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPOSITION THE FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH PLATE FOR CONCERNS REGARDING THE SEAT BELT WEBBING OR LATCH PLATE COMING TWISTED.
110849001S2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE TRANSPORT MODE ON MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE DIC DUE TO VEHICLES SHIPPED OVER LONG DISTANCES OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA.
070898001B2016-10-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON GM DOES NOT APPROVE THE USE OF “CLIPPING” TO REPAIR COLLISION DAMAGE TO VEHICLES. GM HAS NOT TESTED OR VALIDATED A “CLIPPED VEHICLE” REPAIR; THEREFORE, GM CANNOT ENDORSE THIS TYPE OF REPAIR OR CONFIRM THE CRASH PERFORMANCE DURING A SUBSEQUENT COLLISION.
030604017I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS.
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.