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Service bulletins for the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado

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.

2256 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PI0652A2017-03-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY BULLETIN PROVIDES A INFORMATION ON HOW TO REMOVE THE SEIZED TEMPERATURE SENSORS FROM THE DPF.
G-1906992017-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 12050B - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (REVISED EXPIRATION DATE). CERTAIN VEHICLES, ALL EQUIPPED WITH A 10.5" REAR AXLE, MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND SIDE BEARING ADJUSTER CLIP AND BOLT MAY COME LOOSE WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. IF THIS OCCURS, A GRINDING NOISE AND A VEHICLE VIBRATION WOULD BE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF THE ADJUSTOR OR BOLT PUNCTURES THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER PAN, A FLUID LEAK COULD DEVELOP. IF ENOUGH FLUID WERE TO LEAK OUT, THE DRIVER MAY HEAR INCREASING NOISE, ADDITIONAL VEHICLE VIBRATION, AND SMELL BURNT AXLE LUBRICANT. IF THE DRIVER IGNORES THESE WARNINGS AND CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, A SLOW LOSS OF VEHICLE MOTION COULD OCCUR. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE REAR AXLE.
141512017-02-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 14151 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (REVISED POPULATION, LETTER ONLY). INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMERS OVERFILLING THEIR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) TANKS IN COLD WEATHER IN CERTAIN VEHICLES WAS PREVIOUSLY SENT. ADDITIONAL 13 VEHICLES ARE ADDED FOR WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE CURRENT OWNER NAME AND ADDRESS. A LIST IS ATTACHED WITH INVOICING BUSINESS ASSOCIATE CODE, PLEASE USE THE LIST TO ASSIST WITH IDENTIFYING THE OWNER AND LOCATION OF THE VEHICLE. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO LOCATE OWNER INFORMATION FOR ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, FOLLOW THE ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE TO OBTAIN A FUEL FILLER DOOR LABEL, A GLOVE BOX HANG TAG AND AN OWNER MANUAL INSERT. UPON RECEIPT, PLEASE FORWARD THE KIT TO THE CUSTOMER FOR SELF-INSTALLATION.
14520A2017-02-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. 14520A - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED TO INCLUDE 2007, AND 2010-2013 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, ALONG WITH EXPANDING COVERAGE TO CERTAIN U.S. STATES). SOME 2008-2009 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES REGISTERED IN CANADA OR 2007, AND 2010-2013 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES REGISTERED IN OR PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, AND VERMONT OR IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCES NEW BRUNSWICK, NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, ONTARIO, AND QUEBEC MAY DEVELOP A FRACTURED MIDDLE-LEAF SPRING IN THE THREE-LEAF REAR-SUSPENSION SPRING ASSEMBLY, FORWARD OR REARWARD OF THE JOINT TO THE REAR AXLE. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN NOISE, RIDE-HEIGHT DIFFERENCE, CONTACT WITH A REAR TIRE, AND/OR DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE VEHICLE. VEHICLES WITH THIS CONDITION WILL HAVE REDUCED LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY. IF THE CONDITION OCCURS WITHIN THE TERM LIMITS, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SPRINGS.
12050C2017-01-31. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. 12050C - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (REVISED EXPIRATION DATE, EXTENDED TO 4/30/16). CERTAIN 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES, AND CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND SUBURBAN, AND GMC SIERRA AND YUKON XL 2500 SERIES VEHICLES, ALL EQUIPPED WITH A 10.5" REAR AXLE, MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND SIDE BEARING ADJUSTER CLIP AND BOLT MAY COME LOOSE WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. IF THIS OCCURS, A GRINDING NOISE AND A VEHICLE VIBRATION WOULD BE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF THE ADJUSTOR OR BOLT PUNCTURES THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER PAN, A FLUID LEAK COULD DEVELOP. IF ENOUGH FLUID WERE TO LEAK OUT, THE DRIVER MAY HEAR INCREASING NOISE, ADDITIONAL VEHICLE VIBRATION, AND SMELL BURNT AXLE LUBRICANT. IF THE DRIVER IGNORES THESE WARNINGS AND CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, A SLOW LOSS OF VEHICLE MOTION COULD OCCUR. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE REAR AXLE.
151112017-01-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 15111 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON SOME 2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO, EXPRESS, COLORADO AND GMC SIERRA, SAVANA, AND CANYON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.3L, 2.9L, OR 3.7L ENGINE (RPO LU3, LLV, OR LLR) AND A 4L60E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RPO M30), THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY BE ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO SET DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0741 IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). IF DTC P0741 IS FOUND, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS.
146532017-01-31. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. 14653 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. SOME 2010-2014 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EXPRESS, 2011-2014 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD, 2010-2014 MODEL YEAR GMC SAVANA AND 2011-2014 MODEL YEAR GMC SIERRA HD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.6L ENGINE (RPO LML OR LGH), MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THE INDIRECT FUEL INJECTOR CAN BECOME STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION OR CAN HAVE LOW FLOW. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL). DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE INDIRECT FUEL INJECTOR AS NECESSARY WITH AN IMPROVED SERVICE PART.
151142017-01-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ENGINE. 15114 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON SOME 2010-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD AND GMC SIERRA HD OR 2011-2012 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SIERRA HD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE (RPO LML, LGH) THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO A CONDITION WITH THE GLOW PLUGS. WHEN DIAGNOSED, REPLACEMENT OF ONE OF THE ENGINES GLOW PLUGS MAY BE REQUIRED. NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES ARE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT HARDER STARTING IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES MAY BE NOTED. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED GLOW PLUG.
146522017-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 14652 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. ON SOME 2010-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES AND 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD AND GMC SIERRA HD VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 6.6L DIESEL ENGINE (LML/LGH), A MALFUNCTION-INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE DUE TO AN OFFSET IN THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE DIESEL-EMISSION-REDUCTION FLUID (DEF) TANK RESERVOIR, INCREASED TANK-HEATER RESISTANCE, OR REDUCTANT-SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE DEF TANK RESERVOIR AND/OR SUPPLY MODULE PUMP.
122522017-01-26. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. 12252 - SERVICE UPDATE. THE GUIDELINE OVERLAY, WHICH ASSISTS THE DRIVER WHEN BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT, DOES NOT DISPLAY WHEN THE REAR VISION CAMERA (RVC) SYSTEM IS USED. DEALERS ARE TO REPROGRAM THE RADIO MODULE.
10-08-110-001E2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS.
07-03-10-008E2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; TIRES. THIS INFORMATIONAL PROVIDES INFORMATION ON SLIGHT OR MILD TIRE FEATHERING AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES.
04-00-89-015M2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDES POLICY INFORMATION ON USING GM SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUAL THAT REPRESENT KEY GM REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE OPERATIONS.
00-03-10-006M2017-01-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; TIRES. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO GM DEALERS WHEN USING GM APPROVED TIRE FORCE VARIATION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT.
16-NA-2152017-01-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROEDURE TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS WITH NEWLY DESGINED PARTS FOR VEHICLES WITH THE CONDITION OF A BROKEN TRIM PANEL AROUND DOOR HANDLE.
16-NA-2042017-01-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN IS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE DURAMAX DIESEL COOLANT SYSTEM FILL AND HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE FOUND IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION.
100310001A2016-11-30. Service bulletin. WHEELS; SUSPENSION. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO PROPERLY MOUNT AND BALANCE WHEELS AND TIRES ON HEAVY DUTY TRUCK MODELS ONLY
080604006K2016-11-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR IDENTIFYING NON-GM ECM CALIBRATION USE AND POWER-UP HARDWARE DETECTION IN DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINES - PHOTOGRAPH TECH 2 CALIBRATION IDS, CALIBRATION VERIFICATION NUMBERS (CVNS) AND TRANSMISSION DATA SCREEN
PI08452016-11-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO PERFORM AN AIR LEAK INSPECTION TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER CONCERN ON AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL), AND A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE DISPLAYED DUE TO THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) DETECTING THAT THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) HAS ACCUMULATED 70 GRAMS OR MORE OF SOOT.
PI0437A2016-11-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE ON HOW TO CLEAN OVERSPRAY FROM CHORME BUMPERS FOR CONCERNS RELATED TO AN APPERANCE OF DISCOLORATION OR CORROSION NEAR EDGES/OPENINGS OF CHROME BUMPERS
PI0373A2016-11-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR RELEARNING THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS AND ROAD TESTIN TO VERIFY THEY CORRECT A CONDTION OF THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS GLASS SHAKES, FLUTTERS AT NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PI0339B2016-11-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPLACE A TERMINAL FOR COMMENTS REGARDING INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) WARNING LAMPS AND/OR MIL ARE ILLUMINATED, DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) MESSAGE DISPLAYED, VARIOUS DTCS SET, TRANSMISSION MAY NOT SHIFT OR DEFAULTS TO SECOND GEAR (INSPECT WIRING HARNESSES FOR CHAFING, CONNECTORS NOT FULLY SEATED, AND BACKED OUT OR DAMAGED TERMINALS, REPAIR AS NEEDED)
PI0086D2016-11-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A LIST OF CORRECTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CONCERNS REGARDING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF RADIO AUDIO (RADIO GOES SILENT/NO SOUND) AND OTHER BLACKBERRY PHONE - BLUETOOTH ISSUES
PIT5485A2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN, IF UNABLE TO PLACE AN ONSTAR CALL IN THE IGNITION ON MODE AFTER THE ONSTAR CANADA UPGRADE TO CONTACT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ONSTAR GROUP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
PIT5485B2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN IF UNABLE TO PLACE AN ONSTAR CALL IN THE IGNITION ON MODE AFTER THE ONSTAR CANADA UPGRADE, TO CONTACT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER ONSTAR GROUP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

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