Cadillac Escalade 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIE-0229 · NHTSA communication 10047379 · issued Sep 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2013
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
Gmc/cadillac/chevrolet: hvac system, when turned on, is very noisy and there is a lack of airflow, through vents, due to blower motor failing to work properly. Models 2012-2013 escalade, esv, ext; avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; sierra, yukon, yukon denali, yukon xl, yukon xl denali. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2012 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2012 GMC Sierra
- 2013 GMC Sierra
- 2012 GMC Yukon
- 2013 GMC Yukon
- 2012 GMC Yukon Denali
- 2012 GMC Yukon Denali XL
- 2012 GMC Yukon XL
- 2013 GMC Yukon XL
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.