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Service bulletin 3256A

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10017169
Published by NHTSA2005-10-27
Manufacturer's number3256A
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLE MAY BE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) LIGHT ON. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, EGR valve

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET KODIAK2004 to 2005
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2004, 2005
GMC SIERRA2004, 2005
GMC TOPKICK2004 to 2005

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
08-06-04-003D2021-04-20. Service bulletin. New Tool Availability — EN-48974 – EGR Cooler Pressure Tester Adapter Set to Diagnose Duramax® Diesel Engine EGR Cooler Engine Coolant Leaks into Combustion Chamber
08-06-04-003C2018-05-29. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin advises of a new testing tool for EGR cooling pressure tester.
SB-080604003-C2014-11-08. Service bulletin. GMC/CHEVROLET: ENGINES, WITH EGR SYSTEM, HAS LEAKAGE FROM EGR COOLER ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. MODEL 2002-15 SILVERADO, SIERRA, 2004-09 KODIAK C4500-C5500, TOPKICK C4500-C5500, 2006-15 EXPRESS, SAVANA. *PE