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Service bulletin PIP3119N

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10113325
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPIP3119N
Manufacturer's date2017-01-12
NHTSA componentENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR; POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on at low mileage. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0420 and or P0430 stored. Technician should be advised that the catalytic converter efficiency Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0420 and P0430 are disabled for the first hour of engine run time to allow break-in of the catalytic converter. Technician will need to use a Tech2 to check the verify engine run time on the Engine Hour Meter in the Instrument Panel Cluster Data Display/Data 1 List in the scan tool match. If the engine run time is less than one hour, the battery may have been disconnected, or another vehicle power loss event may have occurred, during vehicle manufacturing. Technician will need to clear the Diagnostic Trouble Codes and perform a drive cycle. If the catalytic converter was replaced and the Diagnostic Trouble Codes set it may be a result of the engine run time restrictions no longer being in place since the vehicle is no longer new. Technician will need to clear the Diagnostic Trouble Codes and perform a drive cycle.

The document

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Components

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Transmission and driveline, Catalytic converter

Trouble codes named

P0420, P0430

Vehicles listed
CADILLAC ESCALADE2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV2017
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT 15002004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 15002004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 25002004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2015
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2004, 2005
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2014
CHEVROLET EXPRESS2016, 2017
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2012, 2013
CHEVROLET SILVERADO2015, 2016, 2017
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
CHEVROLET TAHOE2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
CHEVROLET TAHOE2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
GMC G VAN BUS2004 to 2006
GMC SAVANA2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
GMC SIERRA2011
GMC SIERRA2013
GMC SIERRA2015, 2016, 2017
GMC SIERRA DENALI2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
GMC YUKON DENALI2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON DENALI XL2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
GMC YUKON XL2012, 2013, 2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
GMC YUKON XL2015, 2016, 2017
HUMMER H22003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
HUMMER H32008, 2009

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

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