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Service bulletin PIP-4583G

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 id10041504
Published by NHTSA2011-10-04
Manufacturer's numberPIP-4583G
Manufacturer's date2012-02-01
ReplacesPIP-4583-H
NHTSA componentUNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID

NHTSA's summary

BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: VALVE, CONTROL SOLENOID WILL BE PLACED ON RESTRICTION. *PE UPDATED 4/18/12. *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

Electrical system, Starter

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCLAVE2011, 2012
BUICK LACROSSE2011, 2012
BUICK REGAL2011, 2012
CADILLAC SRX2011, 2012
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2011, 2012
CHEVROLET IMPALA2011, 2012
CHEVROLET MALIBU2011, 2012
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2011, 2012
GMC ACADIA2011, 2012
GMC TERRAIN2011, 2012

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

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