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Service bulletin PIP-4674

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 id10033184
Published by NHTSA2010-07-23
Manufacturer's numberPIP-4674
Manufacturer's date2009-07-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: BLOCKED SHIFT, GEAR HOP OUT 1ST, 3RD, 5TH GEAR OR DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. THE SHIFT LEVER ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ROLL PIN CAN BACK OUT AND CONTACT THE SHIFT COVER DURING A SHIFT EVENT. THIS CAN CAUSE AN INCOMPLETE, BLOCKED SHIFT OR DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. *PE

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

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET COBALT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
CHEVROLET HHR2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
PONTIAC G52007, 2008, 2009
PONTIAC G62005, 2006
PONTIAC PURSUIT2005, 2006
PONTIAC PURSUIT2007 to 2009
SATURN ION2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
SATURN VUE2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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

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