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Service bulletin PI0833

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 id10084954
Published by NHTSA2016-11-29
Manufacturer's numberPI0833
Manufacturer's date2012-10-10
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES; SUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE BOTH THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BRACKETS FOR A CONDITION OF A RATTLE OR CLUNK NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE.

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, Suspension

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SONIC2012

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
11V5990002011-12-28. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
20114402011-12-23. Brakes

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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