Service bulletins for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic
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.
1589 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Brake drums and shoes are shown. Show all
| PIC5781A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:DRUM; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a rotational noise coming from the rear of the vehicle during brake apply. Technician will need to replace both brake drums and brake shoes. |
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| PIC-5781-A | 2014-01-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS. CHEVROLET: ROTATIONAL NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING, IN REAR DRUM BRAKE AREA AND NEED TO REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE DRUM AND SHOES ON BOTH SIDES. MODEL 2012-2013 SONIC. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.