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November 1, 2015 Service bulletin

Grease or sealant visible on steering gear

Chevrolet technical service bulletin PI1002B for 2014-2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2014-2016 Chevrolet Tahoe and 2014-2016 GMC Sierra 1500 and others.

Bulletin number
PI1002B
Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Summary
Grease or sealant visible on steering gear - should not be interpreted as leak. Some customers or technicians may comment on seeing grease or sealant on certain locations of the steering gear. The illustrations below include arrows showing the areas on the steering gear that the supplier intentionally applies sealing grease. Any of these locations have the potential of showing visible grease under normal operation.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,180 complaints in the steering category.

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