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Service bulletin PIP5189B

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 id10083782
Published by NHTSA2016-11-01
Manufacturer's numberPIP5189B
Manufacturer's date2016-04-27
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF BLACK SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING.

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, Engine

Vehicles listed
BUICK CASCADA2016
BUICK ENCLAVE2014, 2015, 2016
BUICK ENCORE2014, 2015, 2016
BUICK ENVISION2016
BUICK LACROSSE2014, 2015, 2016
BUICK REGAL2014, 2015, 2016
BUICK VERANO2014, 2015, 2016
CADILLAC ATS2014, 2015, 2016
CADILLAC ATS-V2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC CT62014 to 2015
CADILLAC CT62016
CADILLAC CTS2014, 2015, 2016
CADILLAC CTS-V2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ELR2014, 2015, 2016
CADILLAC ESCALADE2014, 2015, 2016
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE HYBRID2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC SRX2014, 2015, 2016
CADILLAC XT52014 to 2016
CADILLAC XTS2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET CAMARO2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET CAPRICE2014 to 2016
CHEVROLET CAPRICE POLICE PURSUIT2014 to 2016
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA2014 to 2015
CHEVROLET CHEVEROLET SS2014 to 2016
CHEVROLET CITY EXPRESS2015, 2016
CHEVROLET COLORADO2015, 2016
CHEVROLET CORVETTE2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET CRUZE2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 15002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 25002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 35002014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EXPRESS 45002016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET IMPALA2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET LOW CAB FORWARD 35002016
CHEVROLET LOW CAB FORWARD 45002016
CHEVROLET LOW CAB FORWARD 55002016
CHEVROLET LUMINA2014
CHEVROLET MALIBU2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET MALIBU ECO2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET ORLANDO2014, 2015
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 25002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 35002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SONIC2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET SPARK2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET SPARK EV2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET TAHOE2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PURSUIT2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER2014
CHEVROLET TRAVERSE2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET TRAX2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET VOLT2014, 2015, 2016
GMC ACADIA2014, 2015, 2016
GMC CANYON2015, 2016
GMC SAVANA2014, 2015, 2016
GMC SAVANA 15002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SAVANA 25002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SAVANA 35002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 15002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 25002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC SIERRA 35002014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC TERRAIN2014, 2015, 2016
GMC YUKON2014, 2015, 2016
GMC YUKON DENALI2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2015, 2016
OPEL AMPERA2014
OPEL VAUXHALL2016
PONTIAC G32014
PONTIAC G52014
PONTIAC G62014
PONTIAC G82014
PONTIAC SOLSTICE2014
PONTIAC TORRENT2014
PONTIAC VIBE2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20242942024-05-24. Electrical
20232102023-04-06. Electrical
23V2470002023-04-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20194632019-09-19. Electrical
20193252019-06-28. Electrical
18V6550002018-09-21. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20184812018-09-07. Electrical
20182342018-05-04. Electrical
16V8680002016-12-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20165972016-11-29. Electrical

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

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