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Service bulletin PIP-4850

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 id10037501
Published by NHTSA2011-05-25
Manufacturer's numberPIP-4850
Manufacturer's date2010-11-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

NHTSA's summary

GM: THERE MAY BE A NO START, HARD START, OR EXTENDED CRANK WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY A FILTER MINDER VACUUM SWITCH. *RM

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

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2010, 2011
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SANANA2010
GMC SAVANA2010, 2011
GMC SIERRA2010, 2011

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

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