TSB PIT6400A — Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC Service bulletin

PIT6400A is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 7 Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC models, 2011–2020 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This PI Communications information on an alternative product dealers can use to perform 19-NA-255: Wax Coating on Frame Peeling, Metal Shows Corrosion/Rusting due to issue with getting product from current supplier listed in the bulletin.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
7Vehicles named
10Model years

Vehicles and model years PIT6400A names

VehicleModel years
Cadillac Escalade 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Chevrolet Avalanche 2011, 2012, 2013
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Chevrolet Silverado 2500 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Chevrolet Suburban 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
GMC Sierra 1500 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
GMC Yukon 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Every document filed under PIT6400A

Document IDFiledType
PIT6400A January 16, 2026 Service bulletin
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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB PIT6400A?

PIT6400A is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC, covering 7 Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC models across the 2011–2020 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This PI Communications information on an alternative product dealers can use to perform 19-NA-255: Wax Coating on Frame Peeling, Metal Shows Corrosion/Rusting due to issue with getting product from current supplier listed in the bulletin.

Which vehicles does PIT6400A cover?

NHTSA's file names Cadillac Escalade (2011–2020); Chevrolet Avalanche (2011–2013); Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (2011–2018); Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (2011–2019); Chevrolet Suburban (2011–2020); GMC Sierra 1500 (2011–2018); GMC Yukon (2011–2020). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB PIT6400A a recall, and is the repair free?

No. PIT6400A is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of PIT6400A?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under PIT6400A, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under PIT6400A. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.