2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Technical Service Bulletins

1,554 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10172292Jan 13, 2020Electrical system, Equipment. This bulletin provides information regarding Part Restriction and Ordering Process Information for OnStar® Vehicle Communication Interface Modules (VCIM) (GMNA Only).
• 10171266Jan 10, 2020Engine cooling. This preliminary information communicates the part restriction for the diesel turbocharger and EGR components. Updated to provide instruction on gathering additional data.
• 10171264Jan 10, 2020Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer additional information on checking for the engne crankcase being overfull on oil causing an engine vibration concern. The technician is advised to inspect for contaminnants and adjust the engine oil level as needed.
• 10171889Jan 8, 2020Body and structure, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of water found in rear interior of cab due to water leak at rear sliding window.
• 10171415Jan 7, 2020Electrical system, Body and structure, Seats. Customer Satisfaction Program - certain vehicles may have a condition in which both front seats cooling ventilation feature is inoperative. The cooling switch will not activate the seat fans. Dealers are to add 3 circuits to the body harness.
• 10171258Jan 7, 2020Electrical system, Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician to reprogram the engine control module and, if necessary, diagnose and repair P24B0.
• 10171893Jan 6, 2020Electrical system. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Intermittent or Continuous Horn Blowing, Horn Activation Sensitive to the Touch.
• 10171256Jan 6, 2020Electrical system, Brakes. This Preliminary information communicates repair information on Service Brake System, Reduced Engine Power, and Speed Limited messages on the DIC. Along with these messages, a SES MIL will be on and the brake pedal may feel hard. When checking for DTC's the Brake System Control Module (BSCM) with have set a P0606 and C0021. Dealers are to reprogram the BSCM with updated calibrations to correct the concern.
• 10171393Jan 3, 2020Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system, Air bags. Service Update - Certain vehicles may have a condition where the check engine or the reduced power mode light may come on during start up or while driving. Reprogram the engine control module and the reductant control module.
• 10171878Jan 2, 2020Fuel system, Equipment. This informational bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.
• 10170476Dec 17, 2019Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician to instruct the customer to use the block heater only at temperatures 0F and below. A calibration will become available at a later date.
• 10170498Dec 12, 2019Equipment. This preliminary information bulletin provides information om Service Programming System (SPS) Error Codes (E4398, E4399, E4403, M4404, M4413, M6954, M6955, E4414, E4423, E4491 or E6961).
• 10170432Dec 12, 2019Engine, Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician to reprogram the engine control module and, if necessary, diagnose and repair P24B0.
• 10170705Dec 10, 2019Body and structure. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of water found in rear interior of cab due to water leak at rear sliding window.
• 10170491Dec 10, 2019Equipment. This Technical bulletin provides a service procedure for dealers/technicians on installation of Radio Software Version U148 Over-the-Air Update.
• 10170425Dec 9, 2019Fuel system. This Preliminary information communicates information that the EVAP purge pump may be filling with liquid fuel if the customer overfills the fuel tank by over 3 clicks of a normal filler nozzle.
• 10170422Dec 5, 2019Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician to instruct the customer to use the block heater only at temperatures 0F and below. A calibration will become available at a later date.
• 10170502Dec 2, 2019Electrical system. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from the field on no crank / no start issue resulting in a starter replacement due to the solenoid overheating.
• 10170419Dec 2, 2019Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician the coolant control valve is no longer on restriction.
• 10170418Dec 2, 2019Body and structure. This Preliminary information communicates advises the technician that the ECM part number will be placed on a parts restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10169655Nov 27, 2019Exterior lighting, Body and structure, Electrical system. N192279350 - Service Update Bulletin. On certain vehicles, dealer installed accessory LED fog lamps were offered and sold to customers, but there was not a body control module calibration available at the time to enable the fog lamps to operate. Dealers are to reprogram the body control module.
• 10169357Nov 26, 2019Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on key code security rules and information on GM keycode look-up applications.
• 10168984Nov 26, 2019Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates to dealer technicians there is a software anomaly not allowing the air filter life to be reset.
• 10168982Nov 26, 2019Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician to reprogram the engine control module
• 10169364Nov 25, 2019Other or unknown. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information on vehicles with the Service Engine Soon (SES) lamp being illuminated and DTC P1467 set.
• 10169355Nov 25, 2019Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Use of Dealer Case Management (DCM) and Being Prepared for Contacting U.S. Technical Assistance (TAC).
• 10168977Nov 22, 2019Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates that some customers may comment that after an auto-stop event the engine does not restart and to inspect the engine ground strap.
• 10169351Nov 21, 2019Equipment. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Phone Ringer Volume Turned Down or Too Quiet.
• 10169366Nov 20, 2019Electrical system. This engineering information (EI) bulletin is requesting information from the field on conditions of Service Engine Soon (SES) Lamp Illuminated, DTCs B2B0D and/or B2B0E Central Gateway Module Codes Unable to Communicate with HSLAN or LSLAN. Eng is attempting to root cause condition and validate a field fix.
• 10169346Nov 20, 2019Equipment. This informational bulletin explains a normal condition for sludge to form in the oil cap when equipped with DEF system.
• 10169342Nov 20, 2019Body and structure. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of the pickup box being out of alignment.
• 10168972Nov 20, 2019Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates the part restriction for the diesel engine air delivery and exhaust system components
• 10168968Nov 19, 2019Lane departure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have Lane Keep Assist inoperative with the lane keep assist switch LED is always on and the lane keep assist Icon is not illuminated on the IPC after a programming event. Technician will need to ensure that the Front View Camera Module has been properly SPS programmed and SPS configured.
• 10169367Nov 15, 2019Electrical system. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information a issue that is caused by wire damage or an incorrect wire routing issue that results in a repair.
• 10169360Nov 12, 2019Engine, Equipment. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engineer listed in regards to oil leaking from the oil pan.
• 10169356Nov 12, 2019Equipment, Wheels, Tires. This technical bulletin provides a procedure on how to clean and resurface aluminum wheel bead seats for vehicles that have the condition of Tire Slowly Goes Flat, Tire Air Loss, Low Tire Pressure Warning Light Illuminated, Aluminum Wheel Bead Seat Corrosion.
• 10169354Nov 12, 2019Equipment, Exterior lighting. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Replacement Guidelines.
• 10169363Nov 7, 2019Electrical system, Engine. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information on vehicles with the Service Engine Soon (SES) lamp being illuminated and DTC P1467 set.
• 10168955Nov 4, 2019Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates A vehicle may come into the dealer with a rough idle, lean running concern and/or air leak noise from the PCV system. Upon inspection the technician may find the SES lamp is illuminated and/or DTC?s P0171 and/or P0174 may be in active or stored history. This condition may be caused by an incorrectly installed foul air PCV tube or tube may be damaged
• 10168210Oct 30, 2019Equipment. This informational bulletin provides technicians and dealership personnel with spray-in bed liner general information and repair procedures.
• 10168212Oct 29, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. This informational bulletin provides information on Driveline Clunk Noise and what is acceptable and what is considered normal operations.
• 10167470Oct 29, 2019Engine cooling. This preliminary information communicates the part restriction for the diesel turbocharger and EGR components. Updated to provide instruction on gathering additional data.
• 10167468Oct 29, 2019Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician the coolant control valve is on restriction.
• 10167464Oct 28, 2019Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates A vehicle may come into the dealer with a rough idle, lean running concern and/or air leak noise from the PCV system. Upon inspection the technician may find the SES lamp is illuminated and/or DTC?s P0171 and/or P0174 may be in active or stored history. This condition may be caused by an incorrectly installed foul air PCV tube or tube may be damaged
• 10168216Oct 25, 2019Electrical system. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information for checking for DTCs and the voltage (relative to a ground) on BOTH sides of the 400A starter fuse in the Battery Distribution Engine Compartment Fuse Block.
• 10167461Oct 25, 2019Vehicle speed control. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a detent / click with a feel of increased resistance when the accelerator pedal is about ¾ of the way. The new accelerator pedal design has a built-in detent position near the last 1/4 of pedal travel. Dealer should communicate to the customer this is a normal operating characteristic of the vehicle and no…
• 10167457Oct 23, 2019Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates A vehicle with a customer concern of a SES P0128, Engineering is aware of the concern and working on the a repair. At this time clear the codes and do not replace the thermostat for this concern. There will be a calibration released for the concern in this near future. This PI will be updated when the calibration is released.
• 10168197Oct 17, 2019Fuel system. This informational bulletin explains how to identify possible DEF contamination.
• 10167450Oct 17, 2019Electrical system. This Preliminary Information provides information to the technician about a additional diagnostic tip for a check engine lamp for DTC p3055 and P3056 and the start/Stop being inoperative.
• 10167448Oct 17, 2019Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicle may have an ?Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor? on the Driver Information Center or a diesel exhaust fluid warning lamp on or other exhaust fluid quality related concerns. Technician will inspect the diesel exhaust fluid for contamination.

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