GM bulletin PIT5161K
What it saysThis 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. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GM filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 10, 2024, received Feb 12, 2024, about the fuel/propulsion system. It names 54 model years across Chevrolet and GMC (2016–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
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.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT5161K | Service bulletin | Jan 10, 2024 | 10249971 | not found |
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themChevrolet 27 model years
GMC 27 model years
and 14 more on this site: 2020 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 2019 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 2018 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 2017 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 2016 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 2024 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2023 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2022 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2021 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2020 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2019 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2018 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2017 GMC Sierra 3500HD, 2016 GMC Sierra 3500HD.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 54 model years this bulletin names have filed 12,497 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 361 of them name Fuel/Propulsion System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
Truck would not start. Second time this has occurred. First time transfer pump was exchanged. Now being told it is requiring front and rear tank level sensors. Twice have been stranded in this vehicle for fuel issues. Prior issue occurred while truck was driving on a street. This time, when trying to restart after completing a delivery
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA May 19, 2017 · ODI 10990638
Bought the vehicle new in 2019 currently at a dealership to have the third in tank electric fuel pump installed. When it was in the shop for the second fuel pump installation the technician informed me that the pump can go out at any time causing a potential accident. Fortunately truck wouldn’t start and was diagnosed at dealership
2019 GMC Sierra 3500HD · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Oct 20, 2024 · ODI 11620902
The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v088000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called the manufacturer and they disconnected the call. The dealer was not contacted.
2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Jun 19, 2019 · ODI 11221300
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group54 other manufacturer communications filed against these GM models under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| N262558690-02 | Service campaign | Sep 23, 2026 | General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power… |
| N262558690 | Service campaign | Sep 16, 2026 | General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power… |
| N242452131-02 | Emissions | Sep 11, 2026 | Emission Recall. General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall involving certain 2023-2024 model year Chevrolet Colorad… |
| N262558690-01 | Service campaign | Sep 1, 2026 | Emission Recall. General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition whic… |
| N242452130-01 | Service campaign | Aug 4, 2026 | Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the Engine Control Module (ECM) does not sufficiently control fuel injector flow rate under c… |
| N242438500-04 | Emissions | Nov 24, 2025 | Emission Recall. General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall involving certain 2024 Model Year Chevrolet Silverado an… |
| N252526150 | Service campaign | Nov 4, 2025 | Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power control module to fail. If this wer… |
| PIE0836 | Service bulletin | May 9, 2025 | This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engine… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GM PIT5161K a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the PIT5161K repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every GM warranty extension on file lists the ones GM has filed.
Which vehicles does PIT5161K cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 54 model years across 2 brands (Chevrolet and GMC): 2024 Chevrolet Silverado, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, 2022 Chevrolet Silverado, 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.