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Service bulletin SB-10-05-23-001A

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 id10037542
Published by NHTSA2011-05-25
Manufacturer's numberSB-10-05-23-001A
Manufacturer's date2010-11-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM

NHTSA's summary

GM: THERE MAY BE A PULSATION OR VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. THERE COULD ALSO BE A RUMBLING NOISE. THIS IS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE BRAKES. *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

Brakes, Brake drums and shoes, Brake pads

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PIT4826B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about hairline cracks may be noticed in the pad friction material, when performing a brake inspection. Technician should be advised that the hairline cracks do not affect the operation of the brake system and the pads should not be replaced if only hairline cracks are found.
SB-10-05-23-001C2016-04-26. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIT-4826A2011-05-09. Service bulletin. GM: DURING BRAKE INSPECTIONS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE BRAKE PADS. *RM