# NHTSA recall 13V615000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V615000
- Manufacturer's number: 13420/13421
- Manufacturer: General Motors LLC
- Reported: 2013\-12\-11
- Owners notified: 2014\-05\-30
- Component: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- Units potentially affected: 9733

## What is wrong

General Motors LLC \(GM\) is recalling certain model year 2012\-2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD vehicles, equipped with 6.6L diesel engines and dual fuel tanks.  In the affected vehicles, the transfer pump which moves fuel from the rear tank to the front tank could malfunction and cause the fuel gauge to indicate an inaccurate reading.


## What can happen

If the fuel gauge indicates an inaccurate reading it may result in the vehicle unexpectedly stalling, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

General Motors will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the fuel transfer pump, as necessary, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.  The recall began on May 30, 2014.  Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1\-800\-222\-1020 and GMC at 1\-800\-462\-8782.  GM's number for this recall is 13420.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-10\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 9733
- Reported remedied: 6635 \(68%\)
- Reported unreachable: 62
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO](/makes/chevrolet/silverado/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-04\-01 to 2012\-05\-19.
- [2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO](/makes/chevrolet/silverado/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-04\-11 to 2013\-05\-13.
- [2012 GMC SIERRA](/makes/gmc/sierra/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-04\-01 to 2012\-04\-14.
- [2013 GMC SIERRA](/makes/gmc/sierra/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-07\-09 to 2013\-05\-31.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [05\-06\-04\-022V](/bulletins/11007095.md), 2024-09-05, Service bulletin
- [16\-NA\-383](/bulletins/11004761.md), 2024-07-16, Service bulletin
- [04\-06\-04\-051I](/bulletins/11004727.md), 2024-07-16, Service bulletin
- [PIP5151B](/bulletins/10253413.md), 2024-04-22, Service bulletin
- [PIP5151](/bulletins/10253412.md), 2024-04-22, Service bulletin
- [PIP5596A](/bulletins/10253061.md), 2024-04-15, Service bulletin
- [19\-NA\-044](/bulletins/10250505.md), 2024-02-21, Service bulletin
- [15NA019](/bulletins/10250031.md), 2024-02-12, Service bulletin
- [140604005](/bulletins/10250012.md), 2024-02-12, Service bulletin
- [PIT5161K](/bulletins/10249971.md), 2024-02-12, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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