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Service bulletin PI-0153B

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 id10038349
Published by NHTSA2011-06-15
Manufacturer's numberPI-0153B
Manufacturer's date2011-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

NHTSA's summary

GM: THERE IS A WHINE NOISE WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THERE IS A BEARING PROBLEM IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Torque converter

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET COLORADO2009, 2010
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2009, 2010
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2009, 2010
CHEVROLET TAHOE2009, 2010
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER2009
GMC CANYON2009, 2010
GMC ENVOY2009
GMC SAVANA2009, 2010
GMC SIERRA2009, 2010
HUMMER H32009, 2010
HUMMER H3 SUT2009
SAAB 9-7X2009

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

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