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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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121722016-06-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12261B2016-05-19. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
14234A2016-05-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC58792016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIE02302016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIE02522016-05-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP5036E2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4543B2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP5050B2016-05-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP51172016-04-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-08-09-41-007I2016-04-26. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000157257-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000155777A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12261A-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12261-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-122612016-03-16. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
14371B2015-05-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: 2011-2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE CHEVROLET SONIC/ W 1.4L ENGINE(RPO LUJ OR LUV): SOME MODEL VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE COOLANT LEAK FROM THE WATER PUMP. THIS COULD REDUCE COOLANT PERFORMANCE AND CAUSE OVERHEATING. *LJ SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. *LJ
PI-13502015-04-08. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. CHEVROLET/BUICK: ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) HAVE NEW STEERING GEARS RELEASED AND APPLIED TO NEW CALIBRATIONS. OLD CALIBRATIONS OF EPS ARE COMBINED OLD EPS CALIBRATIONS. MODEL 2013-14 ENCORE, SONIC, TRAX. *PE
PI-13292015-03-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. BUICK/CHEVROLET: VEHICLE POWERS UP, WHETHER KEY IN IGNITION OR LEFT IN IGNITION, WITH CRANKING AND/OR CRANKING OF THE ENGINE AND MAKES WARNING CHIME INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2012-15 ENCORE, CRUZE, SONIC, TRAX. *PE
PI-13072015-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. CHEVROLET: DUE TO AIR CLEANER OUTLET DUCT, LOCATED AFTER MASS AIR FLOW (MAF) SENSOR, CAUSING IMPROPER AIRFLOW INTO INDUCTION SYSTEM, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL ILLUMINATE. MODEL 2012-2014 SONIC. *PE
PI-12352014-10-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: DUE TO LOOSE GROUND TERMINAL CONNECTIONS, IN SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS EXPERIENCE, ACCESSORIES MALFUNCTIONS, DIC MESSAGES, IPC WARNING INDICATORS, SES LIGHT ON. *PE
PIE-02892014-04-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SOME MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND/OR A REDUCED ENGINE POWER MESSAGE BEING DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. ENGINEERS NEED TO GATHER THE VEHICLES' INFORMATION PRIOR TO ANY ATTEMPT TO MAKE REPAIRS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *JS
PI-11812014-04-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GM: INFORMATION CONCERNING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL PAN HEATER CORD. IF THE HEATER CORD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THEN COMPLETE BATTERY HARNESS MUST BE REPLACED. *JS
PI-0018-B2014-01-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. GENERAL MOTORS: THE WINDOWS, FRONT AND REAR, WOULD BIND, POOR FIT, MISALIGNMENT, MAKES RATTLE OR SQUEAKING NOISES, MOVES SLOWLY AND IS INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2008-2014 VEHICLES AND TRUCKS. *PE
PIC-5781-A2014-01-03. 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.