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Service bulletin PI-1239

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 id10056357
Published by NHTSA2014-11-08
Manufacturer's numberPI-1239
Manufacturer's date2014-08-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

NHTSA's summary

BUICK/CHEVROLET: WHILE STEERING, STEERING WHEEL HAS STICK SLIP OR NOTCHY FEEL DUE TO INCREASED EFFORTS TO OVERCOME FORCE TO TURN GEARS INSIDE STEERING GEAR. MODEL 201-2014 VERANO, CRUZE, MALIBU. *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

Steering, Steering column and wheel

Vehicles listed
BUICK VERANO2013, 2014
CHEVROLET CRUZE2013, 2014
CHEVROLET MALIBU2013, 2014

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
PI0659C2018-05-29. Service bulletin. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to repair or replace the steering column seal to correct the customers concern of a groan, squeak or rubbing noise when turning the steering wheel.
PI1322A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a repair recommendation for a customer concern of notchy or stick/slip feeling in steering wheel near center position.
SB-0000164020-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.