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Service bulletin SB-12273

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 id10050199
Published by NHTSA2013-01-25
Manufacturer's numberSB-12273
Manufacturer's date2012-11-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

CHEVROLET: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURE FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) WHERE INCORRECT CALIBRATION CAUSES LIMIT ENGINE POWER AFTER ENGINE INSTALLATION. MODEL 2013 SONIC *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 SONIC2013

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

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