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Service bulletin PIP5946

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 id10246027
Published by NHTSA2023-12-04
Manufacturer's numberPIP5946
Manufacturer's date2023-10-27
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician on the steps to locate a possible poor terminal connection or backed out terminal at the transmission connector

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 COLORADO2023, 2024
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002024 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC CANYON2023, 2024
GMC SIERRA 15002024 (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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