{"nhtsa_id":10112531,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-08-15","date":"2012-11-01","document_id":"PIT4826B","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about hairline cracks may be noticed in the pad friction material, when performing a brake inspection. Technician should be advised that the hairline cracks do not affect the operation of the brake system and the pads should not be replaced if only hairline cracks are found.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10112531-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10112531-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10112531","components":[{"id":"brakes","name":"Brakes","parent":null},{"id":"brake-pad","name":"Brake pads","parent":"brakes"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"EXPRESS","year_from":2007,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_chevrolet_express","2008_chevrolet_express","2009_chevrolet_express","2010_chevrolet_express","2011_chevrolet_express","2012_chevrolet_express","2013_chevrolet_express"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"SILVERADO","year_from":2007,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_chevrolet_silverado","2008_chevrolet_silverado","2009_chevrolet_silverado","2010_chevrolet_silverado","2011_chevrolet_silverado","2012_chevrolet_silverado","2013_chevrolet_silverado"]},{"make":"GMC","model":"SAVANA","year_from":2007,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_gmc_savana","2008_gmc_savana","2009_gmc_savana","2010_gmc_savana","2011_gmc_savana","2012_gmc_savana","2013_gmc_savana"]},{"make":"GMC","model":"SIERRA","year_from":2007,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_gmc_sierra","2008_gmc_sierra","2009_gmc_sierra","2010_gmc_sierra","2011_gmc_sierra","2012_gmc_sierra","2013_gmc_sierra"]},{"make":"GMC","model":"SIERRA DENALI","year_from":2007,"year_to":2013,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2007_gmc_sierra","2008_gmc_sierra","2009_gmc_sierra","2010_gmc_sierra","2011_gmc_sierra","2012_gmc_sierra","2013_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":[]}