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Service bulletin PIC5773

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 id10112572
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPIC5773
Manufacturer's date2012-11-15
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a rattle, clunk or flutter type noise coming from the front of the vehicle while driving. Technician will need to inspect the upper radiator baffle for a loose or missing clip.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories, Cooling system, Radiator

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SONIC2012

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

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