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Cadillac Escalade Esv 2015–2020 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIT5287F · NHTSA communication 10173627 · issued Mar 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2020
model years
34
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the correct way to remove the front shock electrical connector terminals. Technician will need to slightly bend the end of the J-38125-12A release tool. There is a purple Terminal Position Assurance that will align itself in the release position when the release tool is inserted into the release hole. There is a metal locking tab on the terminal that will need to be pushed in before the terminal will pull out of the connector.

Vehicles covered

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.