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Service bulletin PIP-4822

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 id10036364
Published by NHTSA2011-03-14
Manufacturer's numberPIP-4822
Manufacturer's date2010-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET/GMC: POSSIBLE ENGINE OVERHEAT OR LOSS OF COOLANT. NORMAL SI DIAGNOSTICS WILL LEAD TO INSPECTING THE WATER PUMP FOR PROPER OPERATION. WHEN WATER PUMP IS REMOVED, BE SURE TO INSPECT THE IMPELLER. *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

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2008, 2009, 2010
GMC SANANA2010
GMC SAVANA2008, 2009, 2010
GMC SIERRA2008, 2009, 2010

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

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