Service bulletin 12-171-15

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.

NHTSA's summary

"THIS BULLETIN WILL ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF AN UNEVEN GAP APPEARING BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE CENTER DASH AIR VENT GRILLE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DASH PAD DIRECTLY ABOVE IT. THE PHOTO BELOW SHOWS THE UNEVEN GAPS AS INDICATED BY THE 5 RED ARROWS. (MASKING TAPE WAS USED TO MAKE THE GAPS EASIER TO SEE AND PHOTOGRAPH.) INSUFFICIENT RETAINING FORCE BY THE AIR VENT GRILLES COMBINED WITH HIGH CABIN TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THIS CONDITION TO OCCUR."

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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

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

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