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Service bulletins for the 2012 Chevrolet Express

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.

1796 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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04-06-01-029K2024-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STEERING; ENGINE. This informational bulletin explains Unscheduled Supplemental Services and the importance of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules.
16-NA-2222024-09-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
18-NA-1252024-06-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides information for engine oil life monitor operation calculation.
18-NA-1252024-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides information for engine oil life monitor operation calculation.
16-NA-2222024-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
16-NA-2222023-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
16-NA-2222023-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
16-NA-2222022-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
16NA2222022-05-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:FILTER/SCREEN; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
16NA2222020-11-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
040601029J2020-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin explains Unscheduled Supplemental Services (including Flushing Services and Additives) and the Proper use of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules.
16NA2222019-07-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information on Engine Concerns that could result from lack of scheduled maintenance, improper service or aftermarket calibrations.
18NA1252018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information for engine oil life monitor operation calculation.
12-06-01-008B2018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel information on unscheduled supplemental services (including flushing services and additives) and proper use of GM simplified maintenance schedules (Canada only).
GCUS-9-26822017-12-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE. 17650 - Customer Advisory Letter. If this condition affects your vehicle you may noticed the CNG odor or hear a hissing sound. To check for this condition, please have a certified CNG technician inspect the manual shut-off valve in accordance with GM Service Information procedures for CNG leakage and damage. This inspection should be performed regularly as part of the updated maintenance schedule. If the inspection is performed at a GM dealership, and your vehicle is still covered under its 5 year/50,000 mile (80,000 km) Emissions Control Systems Warranty, replacement of the manual shut-off valve, if required, will be performed for you at no charge. Additionally, we are updating the maintenance schedule in the CNG supplement to your owner manual to include regular inspection of the CNG manual shut-off valve. The insert is an amendment to your supplement. Please keep this insert with your important vehicle documents for reference.
04-06-01-029H2017-08-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides information on Unscheduled Supplemental Services (Including Flushing Services and Additives) and Proper Use of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules (U.S. Only)
PIP52822017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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.
12-06-01-008B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel information on unscheduled supplemental services (including flushing services and additives) and proper use of GM simplified maintenance schedules (Canada only).
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.
15823 LETTER2017-01-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK. 15823 - CUSTOMER ADVISORY LETTER. THIS COMMUNICATION WAS TO INFORM DEALERS THAT A CUSTOMER MAILING WAS TAKING PLACE. THE LETTER INFORMS THE CUSTOMERS TO INSPECT FOR LEAKS OR DAMAGE TO THE FUEL FILLER NECK LINE AND/OR THE CARGO TANK HIGH PRESSURE FLEX LINES. TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL CONDITION, CUSTOMERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED CNG TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE FUEL FILLER NECK LINE AND THE CARGO TANK HIGH PRESSURE FLEX LINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GM SERVICE INFORMATION PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION, TO BE SURE THE CUSTOMER’S VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS CONDITION, CUSTOMERS ARE ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE INSPECTIONS ANNUALLY AS PART OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. GM HAS UPDATED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE IN THE CNG VEHICLES OWNER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT TO INCLUDE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF ALL CNG FLEX LINES.

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