Chevrolet Silverado 2007–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5161A · NHTSA communication 10112571 · issued Nov 14, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2007–2013
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a bump feel or clunk noise at a stop or on launch. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. The bump clunk issue may be due to fuel movement in the fuel tank when not completely full. The condition is eliminated after completely filling the fuel tank.
Vehicles covered
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2012 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2007 GMC Sierra
- 2008 GMC Sierra
- 2009 GMC Sierra
- 2010 GMC Sierra
- 2011 GMC Sierra
- 2012 GMC Sierra
- 2013 GMC Sierra
- 2007 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2008 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2009 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2010 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2011 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2012 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2013 GMC Sierra Denali
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.