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Cadillac Escalade 2003–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIT3219E · NHTSA communication 10137526 · issued Apr 27, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2003–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communicates to techniciansthat the Daytime Running Lamps (DRL's) or the auto headlamps will not shut off when using the daytime running lamp disable switch (Which is part of the headlamp switch), if the vehicles was built for Canada (RPO Z49). These vehicles were built with different software that doesn't allow the DRL's or Auto headlamp to be shut off. Canada law prohibits disabling daytime running lamps (DRL's) or auto headlamps.

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.