Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
2286 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIT-5508 | 2016-08-25. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ON HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLES WITH ONE OF THE TWO CONCERNS. VEHICLE MAY HAVE AN INTERMITTENT "SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE" ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C0545 SYMPTOM 00 SET IN THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. OR THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE INOPERATIVE AIR CONDITION CAUSED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B393B, FUSE F60UA OR F35UA BEING OPEN, OR A POOR AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR CLUTCH GROUND. TECHNICIAN WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THE WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR, INSPECT FOR DAMAGE WIRES AND REPAIR THE WIRES. |
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| PIT-5301-A | 2016-08-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B127E IN THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE WITH REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE U42 OR UWG WILL BE CURRENT WHEN PLAYING A DVD OR BLU-RAY ON THE INTEGRATED CENTER STACK DISPLAY. WHEN THE DISC IS EJECTED THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE WILL BE HISTORY. IF THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B127E REMAINS CURRENT AFTER EJECTING THE DISC FOLLOW SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE INSTRUCTIONS FOR B127E WITH REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE U42 OR UWG. |
| PIC-6201 | 2016-08-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH THE STEPS NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR A VEHICLE WITH WI-FI OR BLUETOOTH INOPERATIVE OR POOR PERFORMANCE CONCERN. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO OBTAIN DATA FROM GLOBAL DIAGNOSTICS SERVICES 2 AND CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
| PIT-3665-D | 2016-08-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE HYDRO-BOOST IS NOT SERVICEABLE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IF THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES OR APPLIES ON ITS OWN AT A FULL TURN. |
| PIP-5021-H | 2016-08-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE 2016 ALLISON A1000 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PLACED ON PARTS RESTRICTION. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO CONTACT PRODUCT QUALITY CENTER TO DETERMINE IF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. |
| PIP-5396 | 2016-08-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN WITH INFORMATION ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0777. IF THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0777 IS CURRENT IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FOLLOW THE CURRENT SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC P0777. WHEN THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0777 IS HISTORY IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE DO NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS A NEW CALIBRATION WILL BE RELEASED SOON IN SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM. |
| SB-39370 | 2016-08-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 39370 – SERVICE UPDATE BULLETIN. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE C-1-3-5-6-7 PISTON ASSEMBLY INTERNAL TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION RESULTING IN POTENTIAL SHIFT QUALITY AND LONG TERM DURABILITY ISSUES. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. |
| CSP-29110 | 2016-08-18. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. 29110 – CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE AND ROAD WHEEL OPTION MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHOUT A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING (TPM) SENSOR INSTALLED IN THE SPARE TIRE. IF THE SPARE TIRE WAS TO BE USED AND THE TPM SYSTEM IS PROGRAMMED TO COORDINATE WITH THE WHEELS IN USE, A TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM ERROR WOULD BE DISPLAYED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SENSOR IN THE SPARE TIRE. DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL A TPM SENSOR IN THE SPARE TIRE. |
| SB-41710 | 2016-08-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT. 41710 - SERVICE UPDATE BULLETIN. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE LOOSE TRANSMISSION TO ENGINE FASTENERS. IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN FLEX PLATE BREAKAGE. THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION AND/OR NOISE. DEALERS ARE TO TO ALIGN THE TRANSMISSION TO THE ENGINE. |
| CSP-15801 | 2016-08-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. 15801 – CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE OPTION AND THE AMBULANCE UPFITTER OR FIRE TRUCK UPFITTER OPTION MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AS DESIGNED WILL LIMIT SPEED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THE EPA HAS APPROVED GENERAL MOTOR’S REQUEST TO REMOVE THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM SPEED LIMITATIONS ON THESE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WHERE APPLICABLE. DEALERS ARE TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WITH NEW CALIBRATION FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, WHICH WILL REMOVE THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM SPEED LIMITATIONS, AND ALSO PROVIDE AN EARLIER WARNING FOR DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) REGENERATION. |
| CSP-16999 | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. 16999 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (STOP DELIVERY ORDER). THE BOLTS CONNECTING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE ENGINE MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION ON THESE VEHICLES (SUBSEQUENTLY CONVERTED TO SERVICE UPDATE BULLETIN 41710). |
| PIP-5395 | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A RATTLE OR TICKING NOISE THAT IS LOUDER INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAN OUTSIDE. INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO INSPECT THE FUEL FEED LINE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND CHASSIS FUEL LINE. |
| PIT-5401-F | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE RADIO IS INOPERTIVE. NEW SOFTWARE HAS BEEN RELEASED TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN. |
| PIP-5308-A | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON, AND THE ENGINE HAS LOW OIL PRESSURE. |
| PIC-5374-D | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF RECEIVING FREQUENT "OFF ROUTE" MESSAGES WHILE FOLLOWING TURN BY TURN (TBT) ROUTE NAVIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESETTING THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN. |
| PIP-5189-B | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF BLACK SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING. |
| PIT-5501-A | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE OR HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY. |
| PIT-5506 | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THIS VIBRATION OR GROWL NOISE CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE AND USING THE PICO SCOPE IS RECOMMENDED FOR DIAGNOSING THIS CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A VIBRATION OR GROWL NOISE BETWEEN 45-65 MILES-PER-HOUR. |
| PIT-5161-D | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN. CUSTOMER HEARS A CLUNK WHEN STOPPING OR LAUNCHING. |
| PIC-4935-E | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. |
| PIC-6186-B | 2016-08-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO REPORT THE CONCERN AND OBTAIN A CASE NUMBER WHEN A CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE RADIO SHUT OFF, AND WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE RADIO WILL TURN ON UNWANTED. |
| PIT-5457-A | 2016-08-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; SUSPENSION; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN, AND COMPLETING A WIRING REPAIR. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A SERVICE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, POWER STEERING OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MESSAGE ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. |
| PIT-5498-A | 2016-08-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATES TO THE DEALER THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN WHEN THE CUSTOMER SEES WEAR MARKS ON THE TAILGATE. |
| PIT-5287-B | 2016-08-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS REQUIRED FOR THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER TERMINAL REMOVAL. |
| PIT-5504 | 2016-08-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS ON HOW TO PROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AFTER AN ANDROID AUTO UPDATE. DEALER WILL NEED TO CONTACT GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TECHLINE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AT 1-800-828-6860 FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER USB PROGRAMMING ASSISTANCE. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.