GM bulletin PIT6040
What it saysThis Preliminary information communicates an issue where the aux switch "on" LED indicators do not illuminate within the aux switch if more than one aux switch is turned on. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GM filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 12, 2023, received Aug 21, 2023, about the exterior lighting. It names 4 model years across Chevrolet and GMC (2023–2024). 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 communicates an issue where the aux switch "on" LED indicators do not illuminate within the aux switch if more than one aux switch is turned on. The aux switches do work regardless of how many are turned on, but the "on" LED indicator will only be illuminated in which ever aux switch is first pressed. Dealers are to reprogram the BCM to correct this concern.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT6040 | Service bulletin | Jul 12, 2023 | 10240784 | not found |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themChevrolet 2 model years
GMC 2 model years
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 1,119 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 214 of them name Electrical 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 has died going down the road at 40mph. Also have electrical issues with radio..running boards opening going down the road. No sound from radio, signals ...no connections to google on star lost. Radio screen half of screen shuts off. Front crash sensors go off with noting in front of vehicle...loss of cameras no connection.
2023 GMC Sierra · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 16, 2023
The GM brake controller will disconnect with the trailer being pulled. You get a message on the information center that the brake controller has lost connection with the trailer or no trailer brakes are available, something to that effect. This has happened up to 5 times in one day. You never know when this will happen.
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Nov 3, 2023
I drove from California to ohio after I bought the truck, I noticed that when stopping to get gas my tailgate was open without me touching it. I drove with cameras showing the truck bed to see what happened and I watched it do it again while driving the vehicle, it just opened on its own while driving.
2024 GMC Sierra 2500HD · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jul 9, 2024
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 exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group15 other manufacturer communications filed against these GM models under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Chevrolet list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07-08-42-006U | Service bulletin | Jun 2, 2025 | This service bulletin provides technicians with information on available BCM calibrations to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produ… |
| PIE0827 | Service bulletin | Apr 10, 2025 | This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engine… |
| 07-08-42-006T | Service bulletin | Mar 25, 2025 | This service bulletin provides technicians with information on available BCM calibrations to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produ… |
| 01-08-42-001Q | Service bulletin | Jan 27, 2025 | This service bulletin provides information on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Water Leak Information and Replacement Guidelines. |
| 24-NA-152 | Service bulletin | Nov 9, 2024 | This bulletin offers Information on Intellibeam Inop, Auto High Beam Headlamps, Side Blind Zone Inop, and/or Side Object Detection Inop. |
| PIT6280 | Service bulletin | Nov 8, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates that a dealer may install the perimeter rocker lighting kit and find that it will not illuminate.… |
| PIT5918B | Service bulletin | Aug 16, 2024 | This Preliminary information communicates an issue where GM Accessory Illuminated Emblem may cause an issue with the left headlight/turn sig… |
| 24-NA-005 | Service bulletin | Jul 17, 2024 | This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Headlamps Flashing and/or DTC P0606 Set in Lighting Con… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GM PIT6040 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 PIT6040 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.
Which vehicles does PIT6040 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years across 2 brands (Chevrolet and GMC): 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, 2023 GMC Sierra, 2024 GMC Sierra 2500HD. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.