2017 Chevrolet Silverado Technical Service Bulletins

896 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. 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.

• 10159570Sep 20, 2017Electrical system. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements.
• 10157023Sep 20, 2017Engine, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that there have been some reports that the current engine hours are not correct and display 0.0. Technician will need to program the Instrument Panel Cluster using Service Programming System.
• 10157021Sep 20, 2017Body and structure, Wheels. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have raised dents or ripple appearance in the side outer panel of the cargo box around the perimeter of the wheel house opening. Technician should first access the rear of the inner wheelhouse area through the tail lamp cavity and the front of the wheelhouse from under the vehicle, and coat the inner hem of the…
• 10157020Sep 20, 2017Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (J-38125-620H) located in Lear Tray 7 part number 963716-2.
• 10157018Sep 20, 2017Fuel system, Tires, Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
• 10157014Sep 18, 2017Fuel system, Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a hard start, no start, rough running, or low fuel pressure. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0087, P0088, P0191 and P128E during the inspection. If during the inspection of the fuel system contamination is found the complete fuel system will need to be cleaned and flushed. After the fuel…
• 10157013Sep 18, 2017Engine, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P026A. The owner's manual advises not to drive above 45 MPH with a snowplow installed. However, GM Engineering is aware of the concern and is investigating.
• 10157012Sep 18, 2017Suspension, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the steps to diagnosis and repair vehicles with various handling, vehicle dynamics concerns, noises from the suspension or underbody, or issues related to damaged suspension components. Before any in-depth diagnostics are performed, be aware that various issues could occur if the vehicle has been modified and inform the customer…
• 10157010Sep 15, 2017Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about customers that may request the factory Integrated Trailer Brake Controller Regular Production Option Code (JL1) be installed on their Full-Size Pickup or SUV when the vehicle was not ordered with the option. Dealer should advise the customer it cannot be added to the vehicle.
• 10157009Sep 15, 2017Electronic stability control. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unwanted Stability Activation and/or a Service Stability message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code C0710. Technician should inspect for vehicles modifications before any in-depth diagnostics are performed.
• 10159575Sep 14, 2017Electrical system. This warranty admin bulletin explains to the technician additional information may be needed when submitting transactions when doing wiring repairs.
• 10159572Sep 14, 2017Equipment. This informational bulletin explains the importance of maintaining the vehicle.
• 10159293Sep 14, 2017Equipment. N172118130 Stop Delivery population revision. On September 1, 2017, GM ordered a stop delivery of certain vehicles in new vehicle inventory. Additional vehicles have been added and some vehicles have been removed from this stop delivery order. The revised list provides the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of all involved vehicles in dealer new inventory.
• 10159607Sep 12, 2017Electrical system, Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the radio for vehicles with the condition of Intermittent Pop Noise from the Speakers Followed by a Reset of the Radio and Clock due to a software issue.
• 10159573Sep 12, 2017Suspension. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to apply grease to the leaf springs to correct a condition of a squeak noise from the metals making contact.
• 10159569Sep 12, 2017Engine cooling, Equipment. This informational bulletin advises the possible issues that may occur using a scotch brite pad or highly abrasive disk on gasket sealing surfaces or reused parts.
• 10159291Sep 12, 2017Equipment. N172118130 Stop Delivery population revision. On September 1, 2017, GM ordered a stop delivery of certain vehicles in new vehicle inventory. Additional vehicles have been added to this stop delivery order. The revised list provides the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of all involved vehicles in dealer new inventory. Until further instructions are received, involved vehicles that are in dealers?
• 10156999Sep 11, 2017Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that may have an OnStar system that has progression tones when pressing the blue or red button. Technician will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center with the scan tool data from the OnStar system.
• 10159578Sep 7, 2017Electrical system, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on approved warranty part numbers for original equipment batteries
• 10159577Sep 7, 2017Equipment. This informational bulletin provides technicians and dealership personnel with spray-in bed liner general information and repair procedures.
• 10159576Sep 7, 2017Engine cooling, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Clean Exhaust Filter See Owners Manual Now or Cleaning Exhaust Filter Keep Driving Until Message is Cleared Message Displayed on DIC, DTC P2463 May Be Set.
• 10159582Sep 6, 2017Engine cooling, Fuel system. This informational bulletin provides information on Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and the proper use of the DEF system.
• 10159289Sep 6, 2017Equipment. 17357-Service Update. General Motors has discovered an issue relating to the accuracy of the Government 5-Star Safety Ratings on the Monroney label for certain vehicles. Dealers will remove the Monroney label and affix a corrected label to the vehicle.
• 10159288Sep 6, 2017Equipment. N172118130 Stop Delivery. On September 1, 2017, GM ordered a stop delivery of certain vehicles in new vehicle inventory. Additional vehicles have been added to this stop delivery order. Until further instructions are received, involved vehicles that are in dealers? possession (new vehicle inventory) must be held and not delivered to customers, dealer-traded, released to auction, used for demonstration purposes or…
• 10156994Sep 6, 2017Equipment, Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnosing the concern and the repair. Customer has Warning Lamps and/Or coolant leaks present.
• 10156992Sep 6, 2017Fuel system, Engine 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.
• 10156990Sep 6, 2017Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about installing General Motors Accessory parts/kits. Technicians should refer to Service Information for information regarding most accessories. Technicians may also contact Partech and/or the Techline Customer Support Center for additional support.
• 10159574Sep 5, 2017Engine. This informational bulletin provides information on Internal Engine Noise or Damage After Oil Filter Replacement.
• 10159571Sep 5, 2017Fuel system. This Informational Bulletin provides information on availability of Diesel Fuel additives.
• 10159265Sep 5, 2017Electrical system. Customer Satisfaction Program-17315. Certain vehicles, equipped with Power Take-off (PTO), may have a condition where the PTO option was not enabled. If the PTO is not enabled, the engine cannot increase its idle speed when engaging a mechanical or hydraulic PTO-driven accessory. Dealers will enable the PTO option, if necessary.
• 10156989Sep 5, 2017Engine, Electrical system. This Preliminary information communicates Vehicles may be setting DTC P2101 falsely. In 2017 the K2XX introduced a “ Driver Door Open Prime ” (DDOP) feature that improves cold startability. The engineering investigation has determined that an intermittent pulse on the ECM RUN/CRANK input (during vehicle door unlock), initializes the Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) diagnostics that falsely sets P2101…
• 10159262Sep 1, 2017Equipment. N172118130 Stop Delivery. Effective immediately, stop the delivery of certain vehicles in new vehicle inventory. We are investigating an issue relating to the accuracy of the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) ratings on the Monroney label for these vehicles. Until further instructions are received, involved vehicles that are in dealers?
• 10140416Aug 31, 2017Steering. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of a service power steering message displayed and or a power steering fluid leak.
• 10140379Aug 31, 2017Engine. This informational bulletin provides information for specification with the engine oil for the Duramax 6.6L engine.
• 10140375Aug 31, 2017Engine cooling. This technical bulletin provides to the technician a possible issue with the NOx sensor wiring harness and what to do if corrosion is found.
• 10140370Aug 31, 2017Body and structure. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure for technicians to correct a customer concern of outside noise heard from back of cab.
• 10140304Aug 31, 2017Engine cooling. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure on how to perform a quick test to check if the DPF is the cause of excessive soot from the tailpipe.
• 10140303Aug 31, 2017Engine. This informational bulletin provides information on common diesel engine tick noises and how they are considered part of normal operation and no parts should be replaced for these conditions.
• 10140293Aug 31, 2017Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides information on Intake Manifold Inspection/Replacement After Severe Internal Engine Damage.
• 10140298Aug 30, 2017Equipment. The intent of this technical bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
• 10137752Aug 30, 2017Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to dealer technicians that snow and ice build up is possible if the air filter box is not properly sealed. Aftermarket bumpers may also allow water intrusion.
• 10137750Aug 29, 2017Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on vehicles that may have an intermittent high idle. If a technician has duplicated, or the customer description aligns with the speeds mentioned in the idle speed description tables, the idle speed should be considered a normal characteristic of current vehicle design.
• 10137747Aug 29, 2017Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that when scanning a vehicle for Diagnostic Trouble Codes, may find a temporary loss of Human Machine Interface communication with Global Diagnostic System 2. Technician should not replace the Human Machine Interface for this concern, power cycling of the Human Machine Interface fuse should restore communication.
• 10137743Aug 29, 2017Body and structure. This Preliminary information communicates how to align the tailgate to bedside by removing High Desert bed liner and cargo box trim to access the cargo box stowage bracket to elongate the holes to provide adjustment.
• 10140413Aug 28, 2017Engine cooling. This engineering information is ending the need for information from the field on vehicles that have the DTC P24B1.
• 10137740Aug 25, 2017Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technicians aprocedure to determine if the vehicle'sSCR system is healthy.
• 10140300Aug 24, 2017Transmission and drivetrain. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to flush and drain fluids for the transmission to eliminate a shake and/or shudder during a light throttle acceleration between 40 and 128 KM/H (25 and 80 MPH) at a steady state.
• 10140406Aug 23, 2017Body and structure, Equipment. Thins informational bulletin provides information on Paint-less Dent Repair Process.
• 10137737Aug 23, 2017Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that Diagnostic Trouble Code B127E in the Human Machine Interface with Regular Production Option Code U42 or UWG will be current when playing a DVD or Blu-Ray on the Integrated Center Stack display. When the disc is ejected the Diagnostic Trouble Code will be history.
• 10137736Aug 23, 2017Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a check engine light on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0299, P0712, P11CC, P11DC, P20EE, P2002, P2463, P2627, P2A00, P2459, P22B6, P200C, P200E, P0263, P0266, P0269, P0272, P0275, P0278, P0281 and/or P0284. Technician will need to follow publish Service Information diagnostics first.

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