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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2007–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIT5161C · NHTSA communication 10115137 · issued Nov 25, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2007–2016
model years
37
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.

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.