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GM bulletin PIT6177

What it saysThis Preliminary information communicates an issues of the left rear leaf spring making a squeaking noise due to diesel fuel contamination that may occur during refueling after the fuel nozzle is removed from the fuel… NHTSA’s full summary ↓

GM filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 13, 2024, about the fuel/propulsion system. It names 10 model years across Chevrolet and GMC (2020–2024). 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 communication
What the dealer does Dealers are to create a foam seal around the fuel filler pipe to prevent fuel from leaking onto the left spring.

Picked 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 issues of the left rear leaf spring making a squeaking noise due to diesel fuel contamination that may occur during refueling after the fuel nozzle is removed from the fuel filler pipe.  Dealers are to create a foam seal around the fuel filler pipe to prevent fuel from leaking onto the left spring.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Aug 13, 2024 Received by NHTSA Aug 13, 2024 Components Fuel/Propulsion System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
PIT6177Service bulletinAug 13, 202411006322PDF, 361 KB

What the document itself lists

Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows

OperationDescriptionTime
8086038Create and install a foam seal around the fuel ller pipe0.8 hrs

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (3 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches GM’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.

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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 them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 10 model years this bulletin names have filed 5,598 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 216 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.

Leaking Diesel fuel, Leaking oil from the rear of the transfer case, making a claunking noise at the rear suspension, My safety is at risk for a possible fire and a crash from the Leaking oil. The vehicle was diagnosed with this problems on at Caguas Chevrolet & GMC, also called United Collection Auto.

2023 GMC Sierra · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Jan 22, 2024 · ODI 11566879

I have had my gmc sierra 1500 for 2 weeks and it has less then 200 miles on it the first week I lost power the check engine light, air bag and traction control light started flashing and since then my engine light has be solid with code P0300 and it will intermittently loss power and start flashing.

2021 GMC Sierra · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Sep 3, 2021 · ODI 11431645

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 group

45 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.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
N262558690-02Service campaignSep 23, 2026General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power…
N262558690Service campaignSep 16, 2026General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power…
N242452131-02EmissionsSep 11, 2026Emission Recall. General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall involving certain 2023-2024 model year Chevrolet Colorad…
N262558690-01Service campaignSep 1, 2026Emission Recall. General Motors has decided to conduct a Voluntary Emission Recall. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition whic…
N242452130-01Service campaignAug 4, 2026Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the Engine Control Module (ECM) does not sufficiently control fuel injector flow rate under c…
N252526150Service campaignNov 4, 2025Service Update. Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition which can cause the fuel pump power control module to fail. If this wer…
PIE0836Service bulletinMay 9, 2025This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from technicians to perform the check list provided and contact the engine…
24-NA-139Service bulletinApr 12, 2025This bulletin provides a procedure to replace the FPDCM if found to cause customers concerns of Crank No Start, Stalling, Loss of Power, Fue…

Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Chevrolet and GMC, by the number printed on the letter.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is GM PIT6177 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 PIT6177 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 PIT6177 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 10 model years across 2 brands (Chevrolet and GMC): 2024 Chevrolet Silverado, 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, 2022 Chevrolet Silverado, 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, 2024 GMC Sierra and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.