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Service bulletin PIC-5781-A

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 id10054212
Published by NHTSA2014-01-03
Manufacturer's numberPIC-5781-A
Manufacturer's date2013-11-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET: ROTATIONAL NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING, IN REAR DRUM BRAKE AREA AND NEED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE DRUM AND SHOES ON BOTH SIDES. MODEL 2012-2013 SONIC. *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, Brake drums and shoes

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SONIC2012, 2013

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
PIC5781A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a rotational noise coming from the rear of the vehicle during brake apply. Technician will need to replace both brake drums and brake shoes.