GMC bulletin PIT5872D
What it saysThis Preliminary information communicates to the field a normal noise that is heard when applting the brakes and turning the steering wheel. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
GMC filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 6, 2024, about the steering. It names 3 model years (2022–2024). 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 communicationThis Preliminary information communicates to the field a normal noise that is heard when applting the brakes and turning the steering wheel.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT5872D | Service bulletin | Sep 6, 2024 | 11007383 | PDF, 26 KB |
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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup.
A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Steering — 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.
This 2024 GMC Hummer EV has had multiple safety-critical fasteners found loose from factory assembly, discovered across several service visits at an authorized GM dealer. 1. POWER STEERING: Diagnostic code U0131 00 was found - Loss Communication with Power Steering Control Module.
2024 GMC Hummer EV · Steering · filed with NHTSA Oct 14, 2026 · ODI 11771235
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 steering
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against these GMC models under the same component group (steering), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| PI0281L | Service bulletin | Apr 17, 2025 | This preliminary informational (PI) bulletin provides information to dealership personnel that may be helpful when addressing underbody comp… |
| 25-NA-065 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2025 | This informational bulletin instructs the tech when fuel/fluid is needed to be tested and where it can be sent for analysis. |
| 16-NA-109 | Service bulletin | Feb 18, 2025 | This technical bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grea… |
| 15-00-89-004F | Service bulletin | Aug 7, 2023 | This service bulletin provides technicians with updated information to help identify the differences between what is considered a fluid leak… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is GMC PIT5872D 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 PIT5872D 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 PIT5872D cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2024 GMC Hummer EV, 2023 GMC Hummer EV, 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.