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Service bulletin PIP-4869

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 id10037937
Published by NHTSA2011-06-08
Manufacturer's numberPIP-4869
Manufacturer's date2013-09-01
ReplacesPIP-4869-C
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

GM: A PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WHEN DRIVING IN MOUNTAINS. 2011-13 CHEVY VOLT. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB UPDATED 9/19/12. *PE UPDATED 12/4/13. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET VOLT2011, 2012

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V1450002015-03-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
20151042015-03-12. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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01-06-01-011P2024-09-05. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
18-NA-1252024-06-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information for engine oil life monitor operation calculation.
18-NA-1252024-06-08. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides information for engine oil life monitor operation calculation.
15-00-89-004G2024-05-15. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides technicians with information to help identify the differences between what is considered a fluid leak, and what is considered fluid seepage.
PI0412B2024-05-06. Service bulletin. No Crank/No Start, Dead Battery Due to Parasitic Drain/Discharge.
PI0412A2024-05-06. Service bulletin. No Crank/No Start, Dead Battery Due to Parasitic Drain/Discharge.
PIP4870B2024-04-15. Service bulletin. Engine Or Exhaust Noise While Driving In Extended Range Mode.
PIP4859C2024-04-15. Service bulletin. Vacuum Coolant Fill Information.