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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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PIT5403H2021-06-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); SUSPENSION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the steps to diagnosis and repair vehicles with various handling, vehicle dynamics concerns, noises from the suspension or underbody, or issues related to damaged suspension components. Before any in-depth diagnostics are performed, be aware that various issues could occur if the vehicle has been modified and inform the customer the conditions noted may not be covered under warranty. Technician will inspect for installed aftermarket suspension components. Also inspect for improperly adjusted torsion bars.
PIT4322L2021-06-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unwanted Stability Activation and/or a Service Stability message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code C0710. Technician should inspect for vehicles modifications before any in-depth diagnostics are performed.
PIP5358A2021-06-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. Technician will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIT4595J2021-06-14. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This PI communicates diagnostic tips to help dealership diagnosis a service trailer brake message with DTC C1114 and C1112.
PIT5214E2021-06-14. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer?s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of General Motors Technical Assistance Center. If valid vibration frequency or Road Force Variation data has been collected and a repair attempt does not correct the customer complaint, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support. For any vehicles that remains unrepaired after being at the dealer for three days or more and a related bulletin or PI is not found, contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further support.
RFI20210526_939-2021-06-08. Service bulletin. WHEELS. The complete Communication ID is: RFI20210526_939-187 and was communicated to customers on May 26, 2021. The Communication ID field did not permit me to enter the complete Communication ID as it is in our internal system. This product is a steel wheel. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the wheel for material dimension. If the material fails to meet the manufacturing specification, the wheel may not perform as expected. If the wheels are not returned, then warranty rate may increase. This product affects the following vehicles: 2011-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD & 3500HD, 2011-2019 GMC Sierra 2500HD & Sierra 3500HD.
070842006P2021-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides technicians with information on available BCM calibrations to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produced by a second stage manufacturer (Upfitter), and/or turn signals flash fast after factory box removed.
050308002I2021-06-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This service bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on diagnosis and replacement of shock absorber and strut due to fluid leak.
020089002T2021-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. Dealers Only).
000601026N2021-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This service bulletin provides information on replacing the intake manifold when the engine is replaced after severe internal engine damage.
21NA1032021-05-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This service bulletin provides information regarding Witness Marks from Panel Adjustments Made During Manufacturing and that it is considered a normal condition.
18NA1462021-05-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information, proper labor operation selection and causal part identification for warranty transactions (U.S. Only).
17NA2042021-05-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the fuel tank and internal parts if found expanding and contacting the drive shaft.
16NA3382021-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Warranty Admin service bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only.
PIT58212021-05-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. This Preliminary information communicates information on a parts restrictions for the passenger air bag.
PIP5640A2021-05-17. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician to not remove the torque converter bolts and start the engine as this may cause damage to the torque converter of the crankshaft on vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission.
PIT3227Q2021-05-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
110089005Q2021-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information on Dealer Empowerment for Goodwill, Customer Enthusiasm and Policy (U.S. Only).
1008110001I2021-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides information on proper use of floor mats.
100310001F2021-05-03. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This informational bulletin provides information on Wheel Balancer Mounting Instructions.
21NA0432021-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before sold (prepping) to the customer.
20NA1382021-05-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. This bulletin provides information on Policies Applicable to All U.S. Dealers for Engine and Transmission Assembly Replacement Under Warranty, Policy or Customer Enthusiasm and information on Submission of Warranty Transaction in Global Warranty Management.
19NA2552021-05-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. This preliminary informational bulletin provides frame coating repair information to correct a customer concern of wax coating on frame peeling, metal shows corrosion/rusting (U.S. and Canada Only).
18NA3062021-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information for dealers/Service advisors on when and how to submit a Pre-Repair Authorization (PRA).
18NA0992021-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim.

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