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Service bulletin PIP3259J

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 id10112681
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPIP3259J
Manufacturer's date2012-12-17
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a planetary gear whine noise in first and second gear. Technician should compare the noise to a like vehicle. Technician will need to check the build date of the transmission, if it was built after 09/01/2003 and it is determined that a vehicle has an abnormal amount of noise, perform the rear unit end play check. Technician will replace the output planetary gear set if end play is out of specification. The transmission assembly will need to be replaced if the end play is with in specification.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
CHEVROLET EXPRESS1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CHEVROLET SILVERADO1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
CHEVROLET TAHOE1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
GMC SAVANA1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
GMC SIERRA1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
GMC SIERRA DENALI2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SUBURBAN1999, 2000
GMC SUBURBAN2001
GMC YUKON1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
GMC YUKON DENALI2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2000, 2001, 2002
GMC YUKON XL2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20082682008-07-30. Powertrain
08V3400002008-07-28. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
20082492008-07-14. Powertrain
08V3130002008-07-11. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
05V0550002005-02-14. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR
05V0050002005-01-07. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
04V3200002004-07-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

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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