Chevrolet Silverado 2007–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5161F · NHTSA communication 10123285 · issued Oct 30, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2007–2018
model years
24
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
- 2017 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
- 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
- 2017 GMC Sierra
- 2007 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2008 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2009 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2010 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2014 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2015 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2016 GMC Sierra 1500
- 2012 GMC Sierra 2500
- 2011 GMC Sierra 3500
- 2013 GMC Sierra 3500
- 2018 GMC Sierra 3500
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.