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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2014–2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIT5386J · NHTSA communication 10249298 · issued Dec 20, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2014–2024
model years
60
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.

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.