2012 GMC Sierra 1500 Technical Service Bulletins

892 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 GMC Sierra 1500. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10208027Jan 14, 2022Brakes, Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
• 10212625Jan 11, 2022Engine cooling. This service bulletin provides service information on new torque specification and installation procedure for ACDelco Spin-On Oil Filters.
• 10212616Jan 10, 2022Engine cooling. This informational bulletin explains how to identify possible DEF contamination.
• 10206726Dec 14, 2021Engine cooling. This Preliminary information communicates information that will need to be provided to TAC to aid in diagnosing if a vehicle comes in with misfire and DTC Codes P0300 - P0308 and/or P050D
• 10204465Nov 30, 2021Body and structure, Electrical system, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the customer or up-fitter may have removed the rear bumper, install a different rear bumper, or add a different box/flat bed/cube box/hitch, etc. to the rear of the truck, which affects the rear park assist operation. Technician can disable the rear park assist for this concern.
• 10201310Aug 11, 2021Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about installing General Motors Accessory parts/kits. Technicians should refer to Service Information for information regarding most accessories. Technicians may also contact PARTECH and/or the Techline Customer Support Center for additional support.
• 10201261Jul 26, 2021Air bags. This Preliminary information communicates information on a parts restrictions for the passenger air bag.
• 10201252Jul 21, 2021Air bags, Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency…
• 10201285Jun 16, 2021Tires. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with tire sidewall irregularities. This is a visual condition that will not affect durability, reliability or performance of the tires. Dealer should communicate to the customer that slight sidewall indentations are a common characteristic of radial tire construction.
• 10201281Jun 15, 2021Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
• 10201268Jun 4, 2021Body and structure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the customer or up-fitter may have removed the rear bumper, install a different rear bumper, or add a different box/flat bed/cube box/hitch, etc. to the rear of the truck, which affects the rear park assist operation. Technician can disable the rear park assist for this concern.
• 10199284Jun 4, 2021Body and structure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the customer or up-fitter may have removed the rear bumper, install a different rear bumper, or add a different box/flat bed/cube box/hitch, etc. to the rear of the truck, which affects the rear park assist operation. Technician can disable the rear park assist for this concern.
• 10197306May 25, 2021Suspension, Electronic stability control. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the steps to diagnosis and repair vehicles with various handling, vehicle dynamics concerns, noises from the suspension or underbody, or issues related to damaged suspension components. Before any in-depth diagnostics are performed, be aware that various issues could occur if the vehicle has been modified and inform the customer…
• 10197297May 14, 2021Electronic stability control. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unwanted Stability Activation and/or a Service Stability message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code C0710. Technician should inspect for vehicles modifications before any in-depth diagnostics are performed.
• 10197287May 10, 2021Electrical system, Brakes. This PI communicates diagnostic tips to help dealership diagnosis a service trailer brake message with DTC C1114 and C1112.
• 10193478Apr 29, 2021Air bags. This Preliminary information communicates information on a parts restrictions for the passenger air bag.
• 10190955Apr 26, 2021Equipment, Engine cooling. Damaged, Disassembled or Improperly Packaged Turbochargers Returned to Warranty Part Center A Service Agent (Dealer) during vehicle service may need to replace an engine turbocharger (TC). Any turbocharger that is returned to the Warranty Parts Center (WPC) will be inspected by engineering for root cause failure.
• 10193430Apr 1, 2021Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
• 10184142Nov 30, 2020Equipment, Fuel system. 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…
• 10184105Nov 11, 2020Wheels, Tires. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection.
• 10183176Oct 27, 2020Fuel system, Equipment. This informational bulletin explains how to identify possible DEF contamination.
• 10178370Jul 13, 2020Engine, Engine cooling, Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates the use of air leak diagnostic test tool CH-52250 in addition to the information found in the service manual.
• 10178353Jun 26, 2020Brakes. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Hydro-Boost is not serviceable and will need to be replaced if the brake pedal moves or applies on its own at a full turn.
• 10178350Jun 26, 2020Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on vehicles that may have an intermittent high idle. If a technician has duplicated, or the customer description aligns with the speeds mentioned in the idle speed description tables, the idle speed should be considered a normal characteristic of current vehicle design.
• 10178324Jun 12, 2020Equipment. This Preliminary information communicates an issue with aftermarket USB chargers causing SIR DTC's to set.
• 10178323Jun 12, 2020Brakes, Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the steps on diagnosing and repairing vehicles that may have unwanted grade braking, reduced engine power with no Driver Information Center messages ? Brake Pedal Override Feature ?, transmission busy or frequent shifting up or down, and Diagnostic Trouble Codes P057B, P057C, and/or P057D may or may not be set.
• 10175854Apr 30, 2020Equipment. This informational bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before sold (prepping) to the customer.
• 10175850Apr 29, 2020Tires, Equipment. This Warranty Administration bulletin is for information on General Motors New Vehicle Tire Warranty Program (U.S. Dealers Only).
• 10174859Apr 27, 2020Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the speedometer needle appears to be inaccurate. Dealer should advise the customer the specification for speedometer needle accuracy is +/- 2 MPH at any given speed when looking straight at the needle.
• 10174818Apr 14, 2020Electronic stability control. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unwanted Stability Activation and/or a Service Stability message on the Driver Information Center. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code C0710. Technician should inspect for vehicles modifications before any in-depth diagnostics are performed.
• 10175852Apr 3, 2020Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on interior cleaning products and what is offered to clean the interiors of GM vehicles.
• 10173722Mar 26, 2020Equipment, Vehicle speed control. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the installation of Cruise Control on a vehicle which did not come equipped with the option. Technician will need to contact the Techline Customer Support Center to determine if a calibration is available for the vehicle. If they are able to provide a calibration for the vehicle then order steering wheel with cruise control…
• 10173681Mar 9, 2020Tires. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with tire sidewall irregularities. This is a visual condition that will not affect durability, reliability or performance of the tires. Dealer should communicate to the customer that slight sidewall indentations are a common characteristic of radial tire construction.
• 10173680Mar 9, 2020Suspension. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with the steps to diagnosis and repair vehicles with various handling, vehicle dynamics concerns, noises from the suspension or underbody, or issues related to damaged suspension components. Before any in-depth diagnostics are performed, be aware that various issues could occur if the vehicle has been modified and inform the customer…
• 10172327Feb 20, 2020Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician explaining what happens when they transition the side view mirrors to curb view mode.
• 10172293Jan 27, 2020Equipment, Wheels. This informational bulletin provides retail, wholesale and fleet personnel with General Motors recommendations for customer concerns related to wheel alignment.
• 10171878Jan 2, 2020Fuel system, Equipment. This informational bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.
• 10169355Nov 25, 2019Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Use of Dealer Case Management (DCM) and Being Prepared for Contacting U.S. Technical Assistance (TAC).
• 10169345Nov 22, 2019Electrical system. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Clock Shows Dashes and Cannot be Set After Battery Disconnect.
• 10169340Nov 19, 2019Equipment, Body and structure. This preliminary informational bulletin provides frame coating repair information to correct a customer concern of wax coating on frame peeling, metal shows corrosion/rusting (U.S. and Canada Only).
• 10169038Nov 1, 2019Fuel system, Electrical system. This SKU is a Fuel Pump Driver Module. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the software. The software may have a fault where the readiness monitors are stuck in the not-ready or incomplete position. The readiness monitors will not cause performance or emissions issues but will prevent the emissions scanning tools from confirming the module is performing correctly, causing the…
• 10168206Oct 31, 2019Suspension. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to apply grease to the leaf springs to correct a condition of a squeak noise from the metals making contact.
• 10168212Oct 29, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. This informational bulletin provides information on Driveline Clunk Noise and what is acceptable and what is considered normal operations.
• 10167458Oct 25, 2019Fuel system. 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…
• 10168197Oct 17, 2019Fuel system. This informational bulletin explains how to identify possible DEF contamination.
• 10168207Oct 16, 2019Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers how to submit a product information report (PIR) (Canada Only).
• 10168209Oct 14, 2019Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides information on Clean Exhaust Filter See Owners Manual Now or Cleaning Exhaust Filter Keep Driving Until Message is Cleared messages Displayed on DIC, DTC P2463 May Be Set.
• 10168175Oct 14, 2019Transmission and drivetrain. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns.
• 10168208Oct 9, 2019Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on key code security and information on GM key code look up applications.
• 10168205Oct 9, 2019Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.

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