Chevrolet Silverado 2007–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5243 · NHTSA communication 10112377 · issued Nov 26, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2007–2014
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have tailgate may not lower slowly like the New 2014 Silverado 1500 / Sierra 1500 models. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
Vehicles covered
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2012 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2007 GMC Sierra
- 2008 GMC Sierra
- 2009 GMC Sierra
- 2010 GMC Sierra
- 2011 GMC Sierra
- 2012 GMC Sierra
- 2013 GMC Sierra
- 2014 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2007 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2008 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2009 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2010 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2011 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2012 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2013 GMC Sierra Denali
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.