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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| 15-06-03-001F | 2025-04-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service bulletin provides information to diagnose batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or cold weather climates and testing those batteries. |
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| 08-03-10-006I | 2025-04-15. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This service bulletin provides a procedure on how to clean and resurface aluminum wheel bead seats for vehicles that have the condition of Tire Slowly Goes Flat, Tire Air Loss, Low Tire Pressure Warning Light Illuminated, Aluminum Wheel Bead Seat Corrosion. |
| 19-NA-255 | 2025-04-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This service 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). |
| 25-NA-052 | 2025-04-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin advises the technician to flush the cooling system multiple times if oil has been found in the cooling system and replace the parts that may be contaminated due to oil in system. |
| PIT4506H | 2025-02-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some owners of Heavy Duty Trucks and Utilities may ask if they can lower their tire pressures. Tire pressures being set to the "Tire and Loading Label" will ensure the safe handling and ride characteristics of the truck and should not be lowered. |
| PIP5358D | 2025-02-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 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. |
| 22-NA-074 | 2025-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the oiling system. |
| 21-NA-043 | 2025-02-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY/WIPER; SERVICE BRAKES; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; WHEELS. This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold (prepping) to the customer. |
| 09-06-04-026Z | 2025-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides information on identifying Non-GM Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines using the Tech 2 or GDS 2. |
| 03-06-01-023I | 2025-01-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil. |
| PIT5962B | 2024-12-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This Preliminary information communicates a GM part number for reflective high temperature heat or insulating tape when repairing wiring harnesses. |
| PIT5074Q | 2024-12-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (J-38125-620H) located in Lear Tray 7 part number 963716-2. There are 5 terminated leads in a package part number is 13505346, which can be ordered through your normal General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales parts channel. |
| 21-NA-043 | 2024-12-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; WHEELS; ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold (prepping) to the customer. |
| PIP6015 | 2024-12-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer a process for accessing the procedure to add attachments to a GM technical assistance case using the dealer case management tool. |
| PIT6247 | 2024-12-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This Preliminary information communicates direction to find information at www.gmupfitter.com for Police and Special Service Vehicles. |
| 04-06-01-029K | 2024-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STEERING; ENGINE. This informational bulletin explains Unscheduled Supplemental Services and the importance of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules. |
| 19-NA-255 | 2024-11-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This service 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). |
| 10-00-89-009F | 2024-11-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This service bulletin provides information on key code security rules and information on GM keycode look-up applications (U.S). |
| 03-06-01-023H | 2024-11-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil. |
| 07-00-89-037T | 2024-11-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information for GM courtesy transportation and roadside assistance programs. |
| 01-06-01-011Q | 2024-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This service bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption. |
| 20-NA-132 | 2024-11-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for 12V battery testing and warranty replacements. |
| 23-NA-219 | 2024-11-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; STRUCTURE:BODY. This service bulletin provides information on Concerns or Questions Regarding Installation of Dealer Installed Accessories. |
| 20-NA-138 | 2024-11-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. 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. |
| 04-06-04-051J | 2024-10-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.