{"nhtsa_id":10045899,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2012-09-24","date":"2012-08-01","document_id":"SB-12188","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"CHEVROLET/GMC: STARTER MOTOR, ON CERTAIN SUVS, MAY WEAR THRU, AFTER CONTACT, WIRING INSULATION, WHICH CAUSES CIRCUIT CONDITION TO SHORT OUT. STARTER MOTOR BECOMES INOPERATIVE. MODELS 2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA. *PE","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10045899","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"AVALANCHE","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_chevrolet_avalanche"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"SILVERADO","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_chevrolet_silverado"]},{"make":"GMC","model":"SIERRA","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_gmc_sierra"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}