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Service bulletin 12191B

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 id10089885
Published by NHTSA2017-01-30
Manufacturer's number12191B
Manufacturer's date2015-07-08
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

NHTSA's summary

12191B - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED PARTS). SOME 2006 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC PURSUIT, 2006-2007 MODEL YEAR SATURN ION, 2006-2009 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET COBALT, 2007-2009 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET EQUINOX, PONTIAC G5, AND TORRENT, AND 2008-2009 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET UPLANDER AND PONTIAC MONTANA SV6 VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOP A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. THE CUSTOMER MAY NOTICE A FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR AFTER IT IS PARKED. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. IF A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE DEMONSTRATES THE CONDITION OR SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, AND ON 2006-2008 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC PURSUIT, G5, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES, DEALER ARE TO ALSO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL FILLER PIPE OR FILLER HOSE, IF NECESSARY, REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE'S AGE OR MILEAGE.

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

Fuel system, Fuel pump

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET COBALT2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2007
PONTIAC G52007, 2008, 2009
PONTIAC PURSUIT2007
PONTIAC TORRENT2007
SATURN ION2006, 2007

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V4590002012-09-19. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
09V4190002009-10-29. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

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
12191A2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Special Coverage Adjustment ? Fuel Odor or Spotting on Ground ? Replace
121912023-12-04. Service bulletin. Special Coverage Adjustment ? Fuel Odor or Spotting on Ground ? Replace Fuel Pump Module
12190A2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Recall- Fuel Odor or Spotting on Ground ? Inspect Fuel Pump Module
121902023-12-04. Service bulletin. Recall- Fuel Odor or Spotting on Ground ? Inspect Fuel Pump Module
09275C2017-01-30. Service bulletin. 09275C - SPECIAL COVERAGE (REVISED PARTS). SOME 2006 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G4, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS; AND SOME 2007 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET COBALT, PONTIAC G5, AND SATURN ION VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY (MRA) MAY CRACK. IF EITHER OF THESE PORTS DEVELOP A CRACK, FUEL WILL LEAK FROM THE AREA. THE CUSTOMER MAY NOTICE A FUEL ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR AFTER IT IS PARKED. IF THE CRACK BECOMES LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY BE OBSERVED DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE MAY BE AFFECTED. IF A VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THIS SPECIAL COVERAGE DEMONSTRATES THE CONDITION OR SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE, DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE, AND IF NECESSARY, THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE OR FILLER HOSE, REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE’S AGE OR MILEAGE.
PIP4739A2016-11-01. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF AN OIL LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AREA.
PIP-4739-A2016-08-17. Service bulletin. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF AN OIL LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AREA.
RB-121902016-04-26. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000164-141-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12190A-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.