Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2014–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5386F · NHTSA communication 10185732 · issued Dec 14, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2021
model years
30
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
- 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2014 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2015 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2016 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2017 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2018 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2019 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2020 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2021 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2015 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2016 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2017 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2018 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2019 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2020 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2021 GMC Sierra 2500
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.