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Service bulletin PIT-5506

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 id10078739
Published by NHTSA2016-08-17
Manufacturer's numberPIT-5506
Manufacturer's date2016-04-21
NHTSA componentTIRES

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THIS VIBRATION OR GROWL NOISE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AND USING THE PICO SCOPE IS RECOMMENDED FOR DIAGNOSING THIS CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A VIBRATION OR GROWL NOISE BETWEEN 45-65 MILES-PER-HOUR.

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

Tires

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002014, 2015, 2016 (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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20165022016-10-12. Tires

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PIT4506G2024-03-18. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some owners of Heavy Duty Trucks and Utilities may ask if they can lower their tire pressures. Tire pressures being set to the "Tire and Loading Label" will ensure the safe handling and ride characteristics of the truck and should not be lowered.
PIT4506C2023-12-26. Service bulletin. Questions Regarding Reducing Tire Pressures.
14105B2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Passenger Side Instrument Panel Performance
14105A2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Passenger Side Instrument Panel Performance
141052023-12-18. Service bulletin. Passenger Side Instrument Panel Performance
1303100022023-12-11. Service bulletin. Diagnostic Tips for Difficult to Resolve Tire/Wheel Vibration Concerns
1203100032023-12-04. Service bulletin. Diagnostic Tips for Difficult to Resolve Tire/Wheel Vibration Concerns
120310002A2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Proper Wheel Installation and Wheel Torque Techniques
1203100022023-12-04. Service bulletin. Proper Wheel Installation and Wheel Torque Techniques
120310001B2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Vibration Shortly After Tires are Mounted/Preventing Vibration from Wheel Slip