Chevrolet Silverado 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5386D · NHTSA communication 10144462 · issued Aug 20, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2019
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are found to have a back-up alarm inoperative during the Pre-Delivery Inspection. On trucks equipped with the Back Up Alarm (RPO 8S3), the alarm will be intentionally left disconnected from the assembly plant. Technician will reroute the harness and plug it in.
Vehicles covered
- 2017 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4500
- 2017 GMC Sierra
- 2014 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2015 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2016 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2019 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2018 GMC Sierra 3500
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.