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Service bulletin PIP5340A

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 id10096073
Published by NHTSA2017-03-21
Manufacturer's numberPIP5340A
Manufacturer's date2016-02-17
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

NHTSA's summary

THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLE THAT AFTER A TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED. IF YOU HAVE DUPLICATED THE CUSTOMER’S CONCERN AND FOUND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0894 OR P1870 SET IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE PLEASE CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.

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, Automatic transmission, Torque converter

Trouble codes named

P0894, P1870

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET ASTRO1998 to 2004
CHEVROLET BLAZER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET EXPRESS1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
CHEVROLET S101998 to 2006
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15001998
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 15001999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC JIMMY1998 to 2004
GMC SAFARI1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
GMC SAVANA2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
GMC SONOMA1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
GMC SONOMA2005

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

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