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Chevrolet Silverado 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5082 · NHTSA communication 10112723 · issued Jan 16, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the scan tool reading showing varying diesel particulate filter soot mass readings on a 2012 Silverado or Sierra. Technician should check the Tech 2's software version if the version is 31.00 the scan tool will need to be updated.

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.