{"nhtsa_id":10156976,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-08","date":"2017-08-10","document_id":"17289","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"17289 - Service Update. On some vehicles the heat shrink tube length on the battery positive terminal is shorter than design intent. If a customer/dealer technician is working near the positive battery terminal under the hood, contacting bare metal on the terminal and ground could potentially create an arc. Dealers will add a section of heat shrink to the positive battery cable.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10156976-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10156976-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10156976","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"battery","name":"12-volt battery","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"SILVERADO","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_chevrolet_silverado"]},{"make":"GMC","model":"SIERRA","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_gmc_sierra"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}