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Service bulletin PIT5052F

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 id10081047
Published by NHTSA2016-09-27
Manufacturer's numberPIT5052F
Manufacturer's date2016-06-14
NHTSA componentSTEERING; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT ADDING STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK. A STEERING STABILIZER IS LISTED IN THE PARTS CATALOG GROUP 6.865 (STEERING LINKAGE SHOCK ABSORBER) AND IS AVAILABLE, BUT IS NOT INTENDED TO ADDRESS VIBRATIONS OR BRAKE PULSATIONS.

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

Driver assistance, Steering

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002011, 2012, 2013, 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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V7610002019-10-24. SERVICE BRAKES; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
20173252017-06-29. Steering
17V4140002017-06-29. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
20141722014-05-14. Steering
14V2460002014-05-14. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
13V0010002013-01-02. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
20112402011-06-28. Steering
11V3390002011-06-28. STEERING:LINKAGES

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

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