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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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13-00-89-004F2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin helps the technician quick reference repairs to bulletins as opposed to replacing parts that may be un necessary.
02-08-98-002E2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. The informational bulletin provides a procedure to remove and repair rust from a Hem Flange.
05-08-48-001D2018-05-29. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletion provides the dealer technician information and guidelines for claiming a windshield.
99-01-39-004E2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the customers concern of odor coming from the Air conditioning.
99-01-39-004F2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the customers concern of odor coming from the Air conditioning.
00-00-89-027H2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information on what products GM has to aid in the eliminating unwanted odors in a vehicle.
02-00-89-002M2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technicians and how to submit a field product report.
PI0938A2018-05-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This preliminary bulletin provides information on what labor operation number to use for various electrical/electronic control issues.
10-00-89-006D2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This information bulletin provides the dealers on how to submit a product information report.
10-08-46-001B2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure to request a hard mute from Onstar when navigation is annoucing directions and to correct the customers concern of the radio being loud during navigation.
PI0774B2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This preliminary information bulletin provides a descritption of operation of the echo control and noise cancellation settings for concernc regarding noice drop outs during calls and muffled sound.
PI0124E2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This preliminary information bulletin provides information the proper ways of adjusting the center trim bezel to correct the condition of the CD/DVD will not eject from the instrument panel mounted player.
11-00-89-005C2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on the Clarification of Use for Dealer Empowerment Labor Operations and Customer Enthusiasm
PI0421C2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:MASTER CYLINDER; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure to remove and replace the clutch actuator cylinder elbow seal for concerns regarding a fluid leak after clutch actuator replacement.
12-03-10-0022018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; WHEELS. This informational bulletin provides a description of the proper wheel installation and proper wheel torque techniques used to install wheels onto vehicles
10-00-89-010B2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information and rules for GM keycode look up applicationa dn the key code security rules and regulations for Canada only.
PIP4112R2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician of a complaint of a sag or hesitation when accelerating. The concern is present when coasting at low speeds of less than 15 miles per hour and then aggressively applying the throttle, or after making a hard stop followed by an aggressive throttle. This is considered normal operation of the vehicle the throttle is delayed and opened slowly up to .7 seconds to help minimize driveline lash and clunking or will have approximately .5 seconds of zero torque to allow the transmission to shift to first gear.
09-00-89-002L2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on properly maintaining vehicles in dealer inventory.
99-01-39-004G2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides repair information for the correction of a customer concern of short duration musty odors emitted from the HVAC system at vehicle start-up in hot, humid conditions.
03-06-03-003E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on ACDelco® replacement battery warranty procedures.
03-00-89-006L2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with information on new vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process and to encourage delivering quality vehicles and generating higher CSi scores.
01-08-51-003E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE. This informational bulletin provides recommendations and product information for application of anti-corrosion materials
06-00-89-029K2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; SEATS; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with information on interior cleaning of Instrument Panel (IP), hard or plastic surfaces, seats, carpet, leather, vinyl, fabric cleaner, stain remover, restorer and product availability.
17-NA-0732018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information with the field action courtesy transportation policy.
06-08-47-001M2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This information bulletin explains the labor operation numbers used for submitting warranty claims and how to setup, and reprogram modules.

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