Service bulletin PIT-5412

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10059067
Published by NHTSA	2016-01-22
Manufacturer's number	PIT-5412
Manufacturer's date	2015-05-01
NHTSA component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

GMC/CHEVROLET: THE HEADLIGHTS ON SOME SNOW PLOW EQUIPMENT BECOMES INOPERATIVE AFTER SWITCHING FROM FACTORY TO SNOW PLOW USAGE. MODEL 2014 SILVERADO 1500, 2014 SILVERADO, 2014 SIERRA 1500, 2015 SIERRA. *PE

The document

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Components

Lighting, Headlights

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO	2015
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500	2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA	2015
GMC SIERRA 1500	2014 (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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