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Chevrolet Silverado 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 271100 · NHTSA communication 616391 · issued Nov 27, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit loss of turbo boost producing heavy black smoke and loss of power. *tt

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.