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Service bulletin PIP-4814A

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10036384
Published by NHTSA2011-03-14
Manufacturer's numberPIP-4814A
Manufacturer's date2011-03-01
ReplacesPIP-4814B
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BUICK/CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND/OR BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE. ITS MORE APPARENT WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. RARE INSTANCES, A SES LIGHT AND ENGINE MISFIRE MAY BE ENCOUNTERED WITH A P0300 DTC. *PE UPDATED ON 06/16/2011. *KB

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

Trouble codes named

P0300

Vehicles listed
BUICK ALLURE2008, 2009
BUICK LACROSSE2008, 2009
CHEVROLET IMPALA2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO2006, 2007
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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

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