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Cadillac Escalade 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5217A · NHTSA communication 10112190 · issued Aug 21, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014–2015
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a service 4 wheel drive message and the transfer case is stuck in neutral. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code C0398 set in the Transfer Case Control Module. Technician should verify if the vehicle was dinghy towed the vehicle using the owner's manual procedure. If the vehicle has a C0398 after this type of procedure clear the Diagnostic Trouble Code and return the vehicle to the customer with a copy of this Preliminary Information. An owner's manual supplement will be sent to

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.