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Service bulletin PIT5849D

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 id10204464
Published by NHTSA2021-12-13
Manufacturer's numberPIT5849D
Manufacturer's date2021-11-30
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the rear tail / parking lights staying on and do not time out after exiting the vehicle and passive locking the vehicle. This condition can lead to a dead battery. GM Engineering has released a fix and dealers are to reprogram the BCM per Customer Satisfaction Program N212344990.

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

Brakes, Electrical system, Lighting, Parking brake, Tail lights

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002022 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002022 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 15002022 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002022 (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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PIT5849C2021-12-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the rear tail / parking lights staying on and do not time out after exiting the vehicle and passive locking the vehicle. This condition can lead to a dead battery. GM Engineering has released a fix and dealers are to reprogram the BCM per Customer Satisfaction Program N212344990.
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PIT58492021-09-13. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the rear tail / parking lights staying on and do not time out after exiting the vehicle and passive locking the vehicle. This condition can lead to a dead battery. GM Engineering is working on a fix. Because this condition only occurs if passive locking is used please turn off passive locking in vehicle settings until a fix is released.