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Service bulletin PI-0651

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 id10043511
Published by NHTSA2012-04-07
Manufacturer's numberPI-0651
Manufacturer's date2012-01-01
NHTSA componentPARKING BRAKE

NHTSA's summary

GMC/CHEVROLET: THERE IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON REAR WHEELS AND NOISE FROM REAR BRAKES. ALSO, PARKING BRAKES IS DRAGGING OR NOT RELEASING COMPLETELY. *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

Brakes, Parking brake

Vehicles listed
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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