Silverado 1500 2WD V8-4.8L VIN V (2006)
Dealer Recall Responsibility - All
All unsold new vehicles in dealers' possession and subject to this recall must be held and inspected/repaired per the service procedure of this recall
bulletin before customers take possession of these vehicles.
Dealers are to service all vehicles subject to this recall at no charge to customers, regardless of mileage, age of vehicle, or ownership, from this time
forward.
Customers who have recently purchased vehicles sold from your vehicle inventory, and for which there is no customer information indicated on the
dealer listing, are to be contacted by the dealer. Arrangements are to be made to make the required correction according to the instructions contained in
this bulletin. A copy of the customer letter is shown in this bulletin for your use in contacting customers. Recall follow-up cards should not be used for
this purpose, since the customer may not as yet have received the notification letter.
In summary, whenever a vehicle subject to this recall enters your vehicle inventory, or is in your dealership for service in the future, you must take the
steps necessary to be sure the recall correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle.
Following this customer letter is another letter for customers identified through dealer search - retype this letter and insert the appropriate information.
Disclaimer
Service Procedure
Inspection Procedure
1.
Inspect and record the power steering pressure line for the date code as shown above. The date code is printed on the hose and is repeated
approximately every 6 inches (150 mm). Depending on the vehicle configuration, there may be one or two hoses to inspect. Vehicles equipped
with the hydro-boost system will have two hoses while others will only have one hose. Removal of conduit may be necessary in order to inspect
the date code.
2.
Rainier/TrailBlazer/TrailBlazer EXT/Envoy/Envoy XL with 4.2L Engine Power Steering Pressure Hose (1). This pressure line has two hose
sections and both must be inspected. Vehicle may need to be lifted to inspect both.
