Affected Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

Date Published
MAY 01, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10089972
TSB Document
Summary
12050C - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (REVISED EXPIRATION DATE, EXTENDED TO 4/30/16). CERTAIN 2011-2012 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES, AND CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND SUBURBAN, AND GMC SIERRA AND YUKON XL 2500 SERIES VEHICLES, ALL EQUIPPED WITH A 10.5" REAR AXLE, MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND SIDE BEARING ADJUSTER CLIP AND BOLT MAY COME LOOSE WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. IF THIS OCCURS, A GRINDING NOISE AND A VEHICLE VIBRATION WOULD BE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF THE ADJUSTOR OR BOLT PUNCTURES THE DIFFERENTIAL COVER PAN, A FLUID LEAK COULD DEVELOP. IF ENOUGH FLUID WERE TO LEAK OUT, THE DRIVER MAY HEAR INCREASING NOISE, ADDITIONAL VEHICLE VIBRATION, AND SMELL BURNT AXLE LUBRICANT. IF THE DRIVER IGNORES THESE WARNINGS AND CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, A SLOW LOSS OF VEHICLE MOTION COULD OCCUR. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE REAR AXLE.