Service bulletins for the 2019 GMC Sierra
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.
2009 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 20NA021 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. STEERING. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Intermittent "Service Steering Column Lock" message displayed with U0155 Set. |
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| 19NA277 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the fuel tank, sending unit and install a piece of fuel hose to the vent and route down the fuel feed line and secure with zip ties. |
| 19NA255 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. This preliminary informational 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). |
| 17NA374 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. This informational bulletin advises the technician of how the Soot information has changed from grams to percentage. |
| 16NA338 | 2020-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only. |
| PIP5733A | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary information communicates Possible Crank no start or extended crank with DTC p12A6 set current or history. Under Investigation |
| PIT5742A | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the engine wiring harness shorting on the ecm mounting bracket and provides repair instructions. |
| PIT5533C | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a creak, click, pop, and or crack type noise from the front suspension or front frame area while making tight turns. Technician will need to loosen and then re-torque the four front frame cross member nuts and bolts. |
| PIP5653G | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. This Preliminary information communicates that engineering has developed a repair for a chirp noise associated with the front axle assembly. |
| PIP5684B | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual. |
| PIP5504F | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information and definitions to the technician about vehicles that have fishbite, chuggle, misfire, AFM disturbances or torque converter shudder/vibration concerns. Technician are advised to use PICO software to determine root cause of the concern. If torque converter shudder is confirmed technicians are referred to Torque Converter Diagnosis in SI. |
| PIT5311F | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have an intermittent "Check Trailer Wiring" or "Service Trailer Brake" message on the Driver Information Center. Technician will inspect and clean the ground wire (normally white wire) connection on the trailer side of the 7-pin connector. Inspect that the wires inside the trailer side connector are clean and securely fastened. If the vehicle?s 7-way connector socket terminals are deformed or have excessive wear, it will be necessary to replace the truck side connector with part number 23404450. |
| PIT5756 | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the underhood electrical center bolts being loose which can cause any of the following symptoms: - No crank - No start - Starter grinds or reengages after engine running - Headlights flicker or flash - SES MIL - IPC gauges sweep/fluctuate and various IPC warning lights or messages - High or low system voltage Some of these concerns may be notices with powertrain movement, like when either accelerating or braking. |
| PIT3665J | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. 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. |
| PIP4912G | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on vehicles that may have an intermittent high idle. If a technician has duplicated, or the customer description aligns with the speeds mentioned in the idle speed description tables, the idle speed should be considered a normal characteristic of current vehicle design. |
| PIP5504E | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information and definitions to the technician about vehicles that have fishbite, chuggle, misfire, AFM disturbances or torque converter shudder/vibration concerns. Technician are advised to use PICO software to determine root cause of the concern. If torque converter shudder is confirmed technicians are referred to Torque Converter Diagnosis in SI. |
| PIT5509G | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicle that may have a "Check Trailer Wiring" or "Service Trailer Brake System? message on the Driver Information Center when a trailer is connected to the vehicle. Diagnostic Trouble Code C1114 set in the Chassis Control Module. Chassis Control Module has to determine the type of trailer brake system that is being used. The Chassis Control Module can be sensitive to a variety of trailer wiring issues. The technician will need to make a trailer tester using Electric Trailer Brake Magnets and 7-way trailer connector to determine if it is a vehicle or trailer issue. If the concern is not duplicated with the tester installed, the vehicle is operating correctly and the focus should be on the trailer wiring or 7 way connector. |
| PIP5742 | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technicians that a belt chirp or rubbing noise may be caused by the harmonic balancer out ring moving backward on the pulley and contacting the front cover. |
| PIT5689B | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates that some customers may comment that after an auto-stop event the engine does not restart and to inspect the engine ground strap. Temporarly on hold while PIE0572 is active. Will review for deletion or update when PIE0572 ends. |
| PIP5740 | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer an issue where a customer may have incorrectly received a notification advising of a starting syetem issue with their veihcle. Dealer advised to inspect for a legitimate issue, if one found, diagnose accordingly. |
| PIP5630D | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates A vehicle may have a concern of no oil pressure and/or P0521 set. the releif valve in the pump is sticking or the number 1 main bearing is damaged. Drop oil pan and confirm #1 main is spun or not. If bearings are OK Then change oil pump. |
| PIT5674A | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates that after installation of GM Accessory Performance Brake Pads it may be noticed the EBCM has set DTC(s) C116C 05 and/or C116B 05. There will be NO warning lights or messages displayed on the IPC/DIC. The GM Accessory Performance Brake Pads do not utilize the brake pad wear sensor. None. These DTC(s) do not cause any warning lights or messages to be displayed in the IPC/DIC. Per the GM Accessory Performance Brake installation instructions, the brake pad sensor connector should be capped with the supplied cap and the brake pad life system disabled in the DIC. |
| PIP5737 | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PIPES, HOSES, AND FITTINGS. This Preliminary information communicates additional diagnostic tips when diagnosing engine oil leaks on these vehicles. |
| PIT5564C | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates an issue with aftermarket USB chargers causing SIR DTC's to set. |
| PIT5206G | 2020-08-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the steps on diagnosing and repairing vehicles that may have unwanted grade braking, reduced engine power with no Driver Information Center messages ? Brake Pedal Override Feature ?, transmission busy or frequent shifting up or down, and Diagnostic Trouble Codes P057B, P057C, and/or P057D may or may not be set. Technician will use this preliminary information to find the brake pedal position data parameters in the scan tool, and also to provide some additional diagnostic help. These issues may be caused by an incorrect brake pedal position sensor input to the engine control module. Technician will verify with the scan tool if the engine control module has the correct parameters for the brake pedal position sensor. If an engine control module brake pedal position sensor relearn is performed, the truck may be temporarily repaired until the intermittent wiring issue between the engine control module and brake pedal position sensor occurs again. On 2014 and newer trucks inspect and repair any damage to X115 and X119. On the 2014 and previous trucks inspect and repair any damage to X205. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.