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Service bulletin SB-10246

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 id10035565
Published by NHTSA2011-03-01
Manufacturer's numberSB-10246
Manufacturer's date2010-09-01
ReplacesSB-10246A
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET/GMC: RADIATOR HOSE CONTACT. BULLETIN PROVIDES SERVICE PROCEDURE TO INSTALL PROTECTIVE SLEEVE OVER RADIATOR HOSE ON CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES. ON THESE VEHICLES, RADIATOR INLET HOSE MAY CONTACT THE EDGE OF FAN SHROUD, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAK. *PE UPDATED 3/16/11. *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

Engine, Cooling system, Radiator

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002011 (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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PI1164A2018-12-10. Service bulletin. This preliminary bulletin provides information on how to check for ice and/or snow build up and to install a radiator cover to correct the customers concern of reduced engine power and service engine message on.
PIP4482C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician of two types of DEX-COOL 50/50 Premix are available through General Motors Service Parts Operations, one with bitterant and one without. Bitterant is a chemical that is added to products to make them smell or taste extremely bitter and is required in some states, such as California, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, and Vermont.
PIP51082017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an audible engine whine noise at 1500-1800 revolutions per minute. Technician will need to check the coolant level, remove serpentine belt to verify noise goes away, rotate the thermostat 90 degrees and retest, then replace thermostat and retest. Technician will replace the water pump if replacing the thermostat does not repair the audible engine whine noise.
PIP4158E2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have low oil pressure, no oil pressure, and/or engine noise. Technician will need to replace the oil pump, flush the oil cooler lines.
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