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Service bulletin 08-04-20-001A

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10026441
Published by NHTSA2008-10-30
Manufacturer's number08-04-20-001A
Manufacturer's date2008-04-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

GM: REAR AXLE GEAR WHINE NOISE FROM HD PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 11.50: RING GEAR AND MW7 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (DIAGNOSE RING AND PINION). *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2008
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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