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Chevrolet Silverado 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5012D · NHTSA communication 10113238 · issued Sep 11, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a clunk noise or a harsh 6-5 downshift while driving at 50 to 70 miles per hour. Technician will reprogrammed the Transmission Control Module and a FastLearn procedure will need to be performed to correct the condition.

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.