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Service bulletins for the 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche

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.

1612 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5282A2017-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE CALCULATION AND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THE MONITOR CALCULATES THE PERCENT OF OIL LIFE REMAINING, BASED ON 3 PATHWAYS. THE FIRST PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS ENGINE REVOLUTIONS. THE SECOND PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE MILEAGE FORM THE LAST REST FOR ALL GENERAL MOTORS POWERTRAINS EXCEPT THE VOLT. THE THIRD PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE OIL IS IN THE ENGINE. THE VOLT USES A 2 YEAR TIMER INSTEAD OF 1 YEAR. IT ALSO USES THE ENGINE REVOLUTION COUNTER. IT DOES NOT USE THE MILEAGE PATHWAY TO COUNT DOWN.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
PIP-52582017-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0011. IF THE TECHNICIAN HAS FOLLOWED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE FOR P0011AND THE ROOT CAUSE WAS NOT FOUND THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDER SHOULD BE CHECKED. ALSO THE NUMBER 2 CAM BEARING SHOULD BE INSPECTED.
PIP4786C2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
030604017I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS.
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.
000601026I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
16NA2492016-10-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS A POSSIBLE NORMAL WHINING NOISE FROM THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT.
SB-07-06-01-016C2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE OR DAMAGE AFTER OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
PIP-5276-E2016-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: ON SOME VEHICLES AND/OR TRUCKS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL ILLUMINATE, AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE AND/OR SES LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE. MODEL 2007-13 CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON, CTS-V, ESCALADE, AVALANCHE, CAMARO SS, COLORADO, CORVETTE, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE. *PE
PIP-5069-A2016-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. CHEVROLET/GMC: WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE REACHES 103F OR GREATER AND ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THERE IS A LACK OF POWER FROM ENGINE. MODEL 2010-14 AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SIERRA, YUKON. *PE
PIP-4158F2013-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS: LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, NO OIL PRESSURE, AND/OR ENGINE NOISE. THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF A STICKING OIL PUMP PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. *KB
PIT-52062013-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. GENERAL MOTORS: OWNERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT UNWANTED BRAKING, OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME UP AND DOWN SHIFTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *KB UPDATED 10/15/14. *PE UPDATED 11/12/14. *PE
SB-121882012-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHEVROLET/GMC: STARTER MOTOR, ON CERTAIN SUVS, MAY WEAR THRU, AFTER CONTACT, WIRING INSULATION, WHICH CAUSES CIRCUIT CONDITION TO SHORT OUT. STARTER MOTOR BECOMES INOPERATIVE. MODELS 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA. *PE
08-04-19-0042008-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. GMC: CORRECT FRONT AXLE VENT HOSE ROUTING. THE FRONT AXLE VENT HOSE IS MOUNTED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND MAY NOT BE CORRECTLY ROUTED. *PE UPDATED ON 5/1/2012. *KB

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.