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Service bulletin PIP5240A

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 id10113341
Published by NHTSA2017-08-15
Manufacturer's numberPIP5240A
Manufacturer's date2017-01-25
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0171 and or P1101 set. Technician will need to inspect the Air Cleaner Housing Identification Code. If the Hydro Carbon Absorber is missing, or the Identification code is other than ACD, replace the Air Cleaner Housing with the latest listing in the Electronic Parts Catalog.

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

Trouble codes named

P0171, P1101

Vehicles listed
BUICK ENCORE2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
CHEVROLET TRAX2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

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PI14112017-08-15. Service bulletin. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a diagnostic tip for technicians who may find an oil leak after a recent oil change has been performed.
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